Deer love

Trip Start Feb 28, 2009
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Trip End Aug 06, 2009


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Flag of Japan  , Kinki,
Friday, July 31, 2009

Took a day trip to Nara from Kyoto to visit Nara Park, another World Heritage Site.  "Tame" deer are everywhere in the park strategically located next to deer biscuit vendors.  The deer are tame as long as you do not possess deer biscuits.  As soon as they see you walk up to a biscuit vendor you are fair game.  They were a litte aggresive but reminded me the way a dog will act to get scraps except for the giant antlers, which were fuzzy.  A local legend holds these animals to be heavenly and that they protect the city. 

We went to the Buddhist Temple Todai-ji that houses the great buddha statue 15 meters high.  The temple was celebrating its 1300th Anniversary. 
Nara hotels Slideshow

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boomerbush
boomerbush on Aug 1, 2009 at 03:10PM

Deer crazy
How sweet.

richardcarlos
richardcarlos on Aug 4, 2009 at 06:06AM

Gotravel123.com
Cute like little babe!!

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