Nara Park deer

Nara Deer waiting for deer crackers

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Nara Deer are considered sacred messengers of the gods in Shinto belief.

Keywords

kofukuji shrine
Nara
Nara Prefecture
Nara Park
deer
site of Todai-ji temple
Daibutsu
Todai-ji
15m-high bronze Buddha
Shinto shrine Kasuga Taisha
Higashimuki Shopping Street
nara mochi making
Sanjo-dori
deer crackers (shika senbei)
Shinto religion