Nara Park

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The Nara Park ( Japanese 奈良 公園 , Nara-kōen ) is located in Nara , Nara Prefecture . It measures 4 km from east to west and 2 km from north to south. In its area are the temples Tōdai-ji and Kōfuku-ji and the shrine Kasuga-Taisha . The park is popular because of its many sika deer and in spring during the cherry blossom season .

Important festivals

  • Cutting the deer antlers on Sundays and bank holidays in October.

There are over 1,200 wild deer in Nara Park. The deer in Nara Park grow new antlers every spring . These become hard and dangerous for visitors until the mating season in autumn. For this reason they are caught by the so-called Seko with nets and ropes. The antlers are cut by a Shinto priest .

photos

  • Nara Park, photography by Adolfo Farsari (1841–1898)

  • The game runs free in the park.

  • Autumnal impression of the park landscape

Web links

Commons : Nara-Park  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Coordinates: 34 ° 41 ′ 7.6 "  N , 135 ° 50 ′ 36.3"  E