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This Nara workshop has been making deer crackers for more than 100 years and offers tours【Photos】
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Casey Baseel
Jul 12, 2021
The oldest shika senbei maker in the city gives us an inside look and a fresh-cooked taste.
The poo from Nara Park’s deer is changing because of the coronavirus pandemic
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Casey Baseel
Jun 9, 2020
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With foreign visitor numbers to Nara Park plummeting, are the city’s deer in danger of starving?
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Casey Baseel
Mar 30, 2020
Pretty much everyone who visits Nara stops by the park to feed crackers to the deer, so are the smaller crowds leaving them hungry?
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