Nara deer-venture (aka Oh, di-di-di-deer!)

We went to Nara -- Japan's first capital -- on our third day. There, we met with our dear friends, Rich-san and Tomo-san.

Upon getting off at the Nara Station, we started walking down the Nara Koen until we reached the Todai-ji with the Daibutsu-den (Hall of the Great Buddha) as its main attraction. Before we got into the gate, we were welcomed by hornless deer scattered around the place. Children fearfully but excitedly love to feed them with shika-sembei (you can buy these deer biscuits for only 150yen). But beware! These deer just grab up anything whatever you're holding in your hands, which they believed to be their food. Look at how our friend Tomo-san tried to escape from the flock's plea for food.

Enjoy our photos (please don't mind the other faces in the pictures; the temple was way too crowded to get a chance for a solo):









Todai-ji and Nara Koen
Nara Prefecture
January 3rd, 2007