"The Nature of Nara" a Nara Travel Page by mikegr

Nara is a lovely place to visit for a day or two. A manageable city, with the green spaces of Nara Park, the beautiful architecture of Todai-ji, the excitement of near escapes from the ever hungry killer deer, and (dare I say?) the tackiness of an English seaside resort.

Nara has it all!

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Todai-ji

Todai-ji

Beautiful Todai-ji is the crowning glory of Nara. This is supposedly the largest wooden structure in the world, and it houses the largest bronze statue in Japan: The Great Buddah. You will no doubt appreciate the stunning architecture and the escape it provides from the rabid deer of Nara park, sadly however there is no escape from the megaphone wielding Japanese tour leaders.

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Cunning killer deer waits to ambush the unwary

The Deer

The novelty of Nara's deer quickly wears off. These beasts want blood! In order to protect themselves, the peole of Nara have come up with a great scheme - get tourists to buy biscuits for the deer, so that the deer eat the tourists rather than them!

Don't believe the locals displays of sympathy when you show them the stump where your middle finger used to be!