Nara Day Trip — Sacred Deer, Todai-ji & Japan's Oldest Temples
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Nara Day Trip — Sacred Deer, Todai-ji & Japan's Oldest Temples

Nara (奈良 — the former capital of Japan (710-784), 45 minutes from Osaka by Kintetsu line or JR Yamatoji Line — the oldest imperial capital in Japan and one of the most important UNESCO World Heritage sites in the country (8 monuments designated in 1998)): Nara is famous for the free-roaming sika deer (Cervus nippon) of Nara Park (approximately 1,200 deer that wander freely through the park and approach visitors for the shika senbei (the deer crackers sold at park stalls) — the deer have been considered sacred messengers of the Kasuga Taisha shrine since the Nara period (710-784) and are designated a Natural Monument of Japan.

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