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Y2: 365 - Day 266. 

6/18/2012

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Nara Deer Park. 
Nara, Japan. 
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A little fun fact about the Deer Park from Wikipedia: 

"According to local folklore, deer from this area were considered sacred due to a visit from one of the four gods of Kasuga Shrine, Takenomikazuchi-no-mikoto. He was said to have been invited from Kashima, Ibaraki, and appeared on Mt. Mikasa-yama riding a white deer. From that point, the deer were considered divine and sacred by both Kasuga Shrine and Kōfuku-ji.

Killing one of these sacred deer was a capital offense punishable by death up until 1637, the last recorded date of that law having been enforced.

Post World War II the deer were officially stripped of their sacred/divine status, and were instead designated as National Treasures and are protected as such.

Today, visitors can purchase deer-crackers to feed the deer in the park." 

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