This park in Nara is home to thousands of deer! They roam the park and surrounding streets freely - they practically own the place! There are many shops and stalls selling crackers to feed them with.

it also encourages them to feed the animals with "deer crackers," a healthy snack specifically designed for them. "We didn't want to give the impression that people should avoid Nara Park ...

Considered sacred, the deer are not only protected, but hand-fed specially-made deer crackers. Nara deer have a reputation for bowing politely to request a cracker but I soon discovered that the ...

Normally, tourists in the park are not allowed to feed the deer acorns or any other food except for healthy deer crackers specially designed for them.