About
Meet friendly deer and see a giant buddha at todai-ji temple.
Why go
- Home to friendly free-roaming deer and massive ancient temples
- A peaceful place with free-roaming deer and beautiful cherry blossoms
- A city with free-roaming deer, ancient temples, and peaceful parks
Must try
- Feed the deer
- See the bowing deer
- Visit todai-ji temple
- See the giant buddha
- Watch the live mochi pounding show
Pro tips
- Take the train from osaka
- Day trip from kyoto
- Day trip from osaka
- Take the aoniyoshi sightseeing train
- Visit early morning or late afternoon
Good to know
- Deer can get aggressive
- Don't feed the deer, they can get aggressive
- Avoid during fall months, deer get aggressive
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