Meet the mistress of Nara’s last geisha house — a remarkable woman who’s on a mission to keep this complex tradition alive in ...

The sika deer have lived in the city for centuries and claim it as their own The free-roaming deer of Nara, Japan have become an Instagram favourite for their endearing boldness and their apparent ...

There are so many places to visit in Japan that Nara, a charming old capital city located roughly at the centre of Honshu, is often overlooked. Two years ago, while working on a book project on the ...

NARA--Countless tourists have fed the deer here ... ranking fourth lowest in the nation, according to the Japan Tourism Agency. Prefectural officials attribute this to the limited number ...

this is where you'll see visitors feeding them crackers (also called shika senbei), taking pictures, and, yes, exchanging bows with these almighty creatures. Nara's status as one of Japan's ...

Nine deer have died in Japan's Nara Park over the last four months after swallowing plastic bags, a wildlife group says. The Nara Deer Preservation Foundation said they found huge masses of ...