I wouldn't miss Nara for my DEER life! You're probably used to that occasional, sometimes shy, sometimes attention-seeking, food-snffing squirrel, rabbit or cat in your neighbourhood, but how about some deers? (Make that very many, very often)
I'm excited to share a Lea Pof-updated list of UNESCO sites in Nara City:
| Serial ID Number | Name & Location | Coordinates | Area | Date Inscribed |
|---|
| 870-001 | Tôdai-ji
Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan | N34 41 20 E135 50 23 | Property: 68.9 Ha
Buffer zone: 327.9 Ha | 1998 |
| 870-002 | Kôfuku-ji
Nara City, Nara Prefecture, Japan | N34 40 59 E135 50 00 | Property: 12.4 Ha
Buffer zone: 327.9 Ha | 1998 |
| 870-003 | Kasuga-Taisha and Kasugayama Primeval Forest
Nara City, Nara Prefecture, | N34 40 53 E135 50 54 | Property: 391.7 Ha
Buffer zone: 327.9 Ha | 1998 |
| 870-004 | Gangô-ji
Nara City, Nara Prefecture, | N34 40 40 E135 49 52 | Property: 0.8 Ha
Buffer zone: 327.9 Ha | 1998 |
| 870-005 | Yakushi-ji
Nara City, Nara Prefecture, | N34 40 06 E135 47 03 | Property: 5.1 Ha
Buffer zone: 93.15 Ha | 1998 |
| 870-006 | Tôshôdai-ji
Nara City, Nara Prefecture, | N34 40 32 E135 47 05 | Property: 9.1 Ha
Buffer zone: 93.15 Ha | 1998 |
| 870-007 | Nara Palace Site
Nara City, Nara Prefecture, | N34 41 31 E135 47 49 | Property: 128.9 Ha
Buffer zone: 464.6 Ha | 1998 |
| LEAPOF 001 | Nara DEAR DEERS
Comes in one shape (deer) and all sizes
Responds well to deer biscuits | Everywhere in Nara | | 011 |
Here's the run-down about Nara before I launch into photographic-diarrhea of all things deer:
Nara was the capital of Japan from 710 to 784. During this period the framework of national government was consolidated and Nara enjoyed great prosperity, emerging as the fountainhead of Japanese culture. The city's historic monuments – Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and the excavated remains of the great Imperial Palace – provide a vivid picture of life in the Japanese capital in the 8th century, a period of profound political and cultural change.
Oh Deer me, I don't want to say Sayo-NARA!
*Psst* Hey there, yes you!
We've been waiting,
And watching.
We're the three wise deers.
Put on your disguise to blend in with us
Then follow us on a quest for... BISCUITS!
It doesn't matter how big
or how small you are.
There's no time to laze,
no time to deer-watch,
no time to stop,
and no time to lock horns.
Let us show you how it's done.
First you sniff for 'em biscuits,
Before you go for it!
There's no need to queue,
Unless it comes to ice cream!
And should people ask,'Why did the deer cross the road?'
You'd answer, 'Why, for food, of course!'
Do you have some?
Does she have some?!
And that's how it's done!
With that, my Deer, it's time to say
Sayo-NARA.
Till next time, folks
.
A post on Nara sans deers is in the works.
Cost: Deer Biscuits Optional
Access:
From Tokyo:
2h 15 min to Kyoto Station by JR Tokaido Shinkansen Line (Nozomi), and 35 min from Kintetsu Kyoto to Kintetsu Nara by Kintetsu Kyoto Line (limited express).
*It takes 2h 45 min from Tokyo to Kyoto Station by Hikari Shinkansen.
From Osaka:
35 min from Kintetsu Namba to Kintetsu Nara Station by Kintetsu Nara Line (rapid express).
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