When the deer wander across the marathon route in Nara, it doesn’t feel like a freak occurrence so much as a local ...

NARA, Japan — There are thousands of Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines around Japan. They connect people to the country's religion, history and culture. But, there's a spot in Japan where the ...

At the Nara Marathon held on Saturday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 14, unique scenes rarely seen at any other marathon around ...

A big new sign for Nara Park shows foreign tourists how to behave around the park's famous deer. The sign is at Gyoki square, ...

A large sign displaying proper etiquette for inbound foreign tourists to observe while approaching deer at Nara Park, such as ...

A survey found that there were 1,465 deer within Nara Park, up 140 from the previous year. This is the highest number since the current survey method started being used in 1953; the total included 315 ...

Tourists at Nara Park in Japan are only allowed to feed the deer special rice crackers, but the animals are increasingly eating rubbish by accident - Copyright AFP ...

The deer population in Japan’s popular tourist attraction of Nara Park has reached record levels, leading to an increased number of injuries to the people who interact with them. A survey conducted by ...

We can all get hangry from time to time, and deer are no exception. Deer may have a reputation for being mild-mannered, but some visitors to Nara Park in Japan have been unfortunate enough to see the ...

Japan's famous Nara park is home to more than 1,000 free-roaming sika deer which have been designated a national treasure and are even considered sacred by some. Visitors often feed the deer but now ...

A staff member from the ‘bika no kai’ or ‘beautiful deer’ litter patrol squad looks at a deer during daily cleaning routine to prevent deer from eating garbage at Nara Park in Nara on 27 January 2025 ...