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The animals are the symbol of the city, but our local reporter is worried they might be migrating away.
Pretty much everyone who visits Nara stops by the park to feed crackers to the deer, so are the smaller crowds leaving them hungry?
Videos show herds of deer galloping down streets and stopping traffic as they search for food.
With thousands less tourists in Nara due to the Coronavirus, this year’s winter celebrations seem strangely more magical.
Twitter is alight with delight over this stunning shot of a kimono-clad girl and her dainty deer friend.
Why do hundreds of deer sit together for an hour at this spot in Nara Park every evening in summer? Our reporter investigates.
Increasing numbers of the nationally protected species are being affected by plastic bag consumption.
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Visitors to one of the most beautiful places in Japan document the four-legged mafia’s adorable M.O.
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