A deer was standing still among the stone lanterns at Kasuga-taisha Shrine

Deer at Kasuga-taisha Shrine — Deer at Kasuga Taisha

Many deer are seen not only in Nara Park but also along the approach to Kasuga Taisha Shrine. According to one theory, as many as 1,200 deer live in and around Nara Park, making it impossible to visit Todaiji Temple or Kasuga Taisha Shrine without seeing deer. It is impossible to visit Todaiji Temple or Kasuga Taisha Shrine without seeing deer. Deer are the mascot of Nara sightseeing.

As a mascot, it is not so difficult for deer to get food. If you see a tourist with a deer cracker in his or her hand, just approach him or her and ask for it. Almost all of them will give you a deer cracker in their hand. Deer receiving food from people is a funny sight. But I think. It is not only tourists who have deer crackers. The people selling deer crackers who set up tables here and there have a much larger quantity of deer crackers than the tourists have. The deer would probably be much more efficient in begging the person selling the deer crackers than begging the tourists.

However, this efficient way of getting food is only a layman's idea. If the person selling the deer crackers gave them directly to the deer, his business would go up. Therefore, even though the deer crackers end up in the deer's mouth, they must pass through the hands of tourists. Deer that do not understand this principle are scolded with a stick when they go begging to the deer cracker seller. As a result, deer only beg tourists. Although they appear to be wild, they are well conditioned.

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