Nara Park is larger than I expected.. I dropped by at the entrance of the park before with a friend but never dove into much deeper part of it. I did not know a big shrine sits at the opposite end of the park.
It was super fun to feed the deer... They are tamed and quite used to being around people and getting fed from them. There were lots of people there, but it did not feel super crowded because it is a spacious park. Lots of temples and shrines on the way.. then, appears Kasuga Shrine, built some 1300 years ago. It is a world heritage and host is one of the three shrines that imperial-messenger pays a visit to take part in a ritual. Sounds like an important shrine. Nara is interesting because it was a capital of Japan before Kyoto took over it and has historic sites older than those in Kyoto.
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