Tame deer roam all over Nara, particularly around the temples and shrines in the main park. They come right up to you in hopes you have deer crackers, which vendors sell to tourists in bulk throughout the park. After awhile it seems normal to be seeing one walking toward you on the sidewalk like they are traveling to an appointment.

Took the train south of Kyoto this morning and explored Nara, the old capital of Japan before the 8th Century. Most remarkable site was the Great Buddha at Todai-Jo Temple, a 50-foot bronze sculpture (biggest pf its kind) housed in what was once the largest wooden structure in the world.