Local authorities working with the Nara Deer Preservation Foundation used loudspeakers at the park on July 25 to announce ... The deer are designated as a national natural monument, and ...

The National Park Service itself asks that visitors to outdoor parks keep at least 25 yards of distance between themselves and wild animals on the park grounds. The Nara Deer Park had probably ...

which are considered a national treasure and are closely associated with the city's cultural and religious history. The deer roam freely in Nara Park, a large public park in the heart of the city ...

“We hope visitors imagine how state ceremonies were performed, and feel the history of the Nara Period,” said Takashi Nakamura, head of the ministry’s Asuka Historical National Government ...