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Japan: Low-Pressure System Brings Heavy Rain and Flooding to Nara

A low-pressure system brought heavy rain to the Tokai and Kinki regions on Friday, April 10, causing flooding damage in Nara Prefecture.

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Japan: Nara’s Wild Deer Spotted Eating Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom

Cherry blossoms in Nara Prefecture are in full bloom, and deer were seen enjoying the blossoms on Sunday, April 5. In Nara Park, where over 1,000 wild sika deer considered sacred in Shinto tradition freely roam, deer are frequently spotted in spring eating fallen cherry blossom petals from the ground as well as flowers blooming directly on the branches. According to the filmer, deer standing on their hind legs to feed is a rare sight even in Nara Park.

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Japan: Deer Casually Cross Nara Marathon Course, Delighting Spectators

At the Nara Marathon held on Saturday, Dec. 13, and Sunday, Dec. 14, unique scenes rarely seen at any other marathon around the world were captured. As thousands of runners sped through the historic streets of the ancient capital, they were quietly watched by deer that live in Nara Park. Some deer casually wandered onto the course as runners passed by, creating heartwarming moments for spectators.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

People form a long line at Nara Park near the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, to secure courtroom seating lottery tickets for the first hearing of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

People form a long line at Nara Park near the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, to secure courtroom seating lottery tickets for the first hearing of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

People form a long line at Nara Park near the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, to secure courtroom seating lottery tickets for the first hearing of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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Trial of shooter of ex-Japan PM Abe

People form a long line at Nara Park near the Nara District Court in Nara on Oct. 28, 2025, to secure courtroom seating lottery tickets for the first hearing of the trial of a man indicted for fatally shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an election stump speech in the western Japan city in 2022.

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South Korea: Fire Breaks Out at Seoul Convention Center, Prompting Evacuation

A fire broke out at the COEX convention center in Gangnam District, southern Seoul on Friday, April 25, prompting an evacuation of the building.

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Newborn deer at Nara Park

The year's first newborn deer is unveiled to the media at Nara Park in Nara, western Japan, on May 5, 2023.

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Newborn deer at Nara Park

The year's first newborn deer is unveiled to the media at Nara Park in Nara, western Japan, on May 5, 2023.

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Deer receive seasonal antler trimming

Men trim a deer's antlers at Nara Park in Nara, western Japan, on Oct. 7, 2023. The seasonal practice is carried out to prevent deer from injuring people, as they can get more aggressive between autumn and winter.

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Baby deer in Nara park

Fawns protected at a shelter following birth are released with their mothers into Nara Park in the western Japan city of Nara on July 19, 2023.

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Baby deer in Nara park

Fawns protected at a shelter following birth are released with their mothers into Nara Park in the western Japan city of Nara on July 19, 2023.

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Newborn deer at Nara Park

The year's first newborn deer is unveiled to the media at Nara Park in Nara, western Japan, on May 5, 2023.

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Newborn deer at Nara Park

The year's first newborn deer is unveiled to the media at Nara Park in Nara, western Japan, on May 5, 2023.

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Antler-cutting ritual starts in Nara Park

NARA, Japan - An annual deer antler-cutting ritual starts in Nara Park in the ancient capital city of Nara, western Japan, on Oct. 11, 2014.

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Urban Animal Album

OSAKA, Japan - Two stags butt heads in Nara Park in the city of Nara on Oct. 28, 2013. Around 1,000 deer live in and around the park.

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First fawn of year born in western Japan park

NARA, Japan - The first fawn of the year is photographed at the Rokuen deer shelter in Nara Park in Nara, western Japan, on May 11, 2014.

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Snowing across Japan

NARA, Japan - Tourists visit Nara Park in Nara Prefecture in the snow on Feb. 14, 2014. Snow fell in wide areas on the Pacific coast of Japan the same day.

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Prince Hisahito at Nara Park

NARA, Japan - Prince Hisahito strokes a deer at Nara Park in Nara City on Nov. 8, 2012. The 6-year-old prince visited the park with his parents Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Prince Hisahito at Nara Park

NARA, Japan - Prince Hisahito strokes a deer at Nara Park in Nara City on Nov. 8, 2012. The 6-year-old prince visited the park with his parents Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Prince Hisahito at Nara Park

NARA, Japan - Prince Hisahito, 6, gives a "shika-senbei" rice cracker to deer at Nara Park in Nara City on Nov. 8, 2012, watched by his father Prince Akishino (to the right). (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Prince Hisahito at Nara Park

NARA, Japan - Prince Hisahito, 6, feeds deer at Nara Park in Nara City on Nov. 8, 2012, watched by his parents Prince Akishino (2nd from R) and Princess Kiko (R). (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

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Baby deer in Nara Park

NARA, Japan - A baby deer is released at Nara Park in western Japan on May 14, 2012. The 58-centimeter-tall, 3.9-kilogram male baby deer, discovered in the park in the morning and unveiled to the press the same day, is the first baby deer born so far in 2012 at the park.

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Baby deer in Nara Park

NARA, Japan - A baby deer prances in Nara Park in western Japan on May 14, 2012. The 58-centimeter-tall, 3.9-kilogram male baby deer, discovered in the park in the morning and unveiled to the press the same day, is the first baby deer born so far in 2012 at the park.

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Baby deer in Nara Park

NARA, Japan - A female baby deer is unveiled to the press at Nara Park in western Japan on May 12, 2011. The 50-centimeter-tall, 3.1-kilogram baby deer, discovered in the park earlier in the day, is the first baby deer born so far this year at the park known for some 1,200 wild deer.

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Year's first fawn born at Nara Park

NARA, Japan - A fawn, the first born at Nara Park in Nara Prefecture this year, is presented to the news media on May 13. The fawn, born May 10, weighs 2.2 kilograms and is 47 centimeters long.

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Cuba vs Japan in WBC second round

SAN DIEGO, United States - Supporters encourage Japan in a game against Cuba in the second round of the World Baseball Classic at PETCO Park in San Diego, California, on March 18. At right in front is Japan manager Tatsunori Nara.

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Ancient tradition of antler trimming lives on at Nara deer park

NARA, Japan - Helped by deer chasers in happi coats and watched by a huge crowd, a Shinto priest saws off the antlers of a deer at the deer park in Nara on Oct. 6, an ancient tradition dating back to around 1671. The practice is intended to prevent young, rampaging deer from hurting people or fellow deer in the park. The antler-trimming ceremony will also be held Oct. 7 and 8, from noon to 3 p.m. Admission is 1,000 yen for adults and 300 yen for children.

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Nara Park nettles grow poison thorns as defense against deer?

NARA, Japan - Researchers at Nara Women's University believe that the wild nettles in Nara Park (bottom photo) have grown poison-tipped thorns probably as a defense mechanism against nettle-eating deer (top photo) in the park. According to a study conducted by a research group headed by Hiroaki Sato, a Nara Women's University associate professor who specializes in insect biology, nettles in Nara Park have 50 times more thorns that nettles found in southern Nara Prefecture and elsewhere. The researchers believe that, as a survival mechanism, Nara Park nettles developed more poison-tipped thorns after deer were brought from Ibaraki Prefecture to Nara Park about 1,200 years ago.

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Korean residents of Japan sing song for unification

NARA, Japan - Pro-Seoul and pro-Pyongyang residents in Japan gather at Nara Park in the city of Nara, western Japan, on Dec. 31 and sing a song in chorus in hopes of an early reunification of North and South Korea.

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Fawns at Nara Park

Fawns are pictured at Nara Park in Nara, western Japan, after being released from a protection facility on July 22, 2022.

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Fawns at Nara Park

Fawns and their mothers are released from a protection facility at Nara Park in Nara, western Japan, on July 22, 2022.

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Condolences in Seoul over ex-Japan PM Abe's death

South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin prays at an altar set up at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on July 11, 2022, following the fatal shooting of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during upper house election campaigning in Nara, western Japan, on July 8.

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Fawns at Nara Park

Photo shows fawns (front) at the Rokuen deer protection facility at Nara Park in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on June 1, 2022. Viewing of fawns at the facility became open to the public the same day.

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Fawns at Nara Park

Photo shows a fawn at the Rokuen deer protection facility at Nara Park in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on June 1, 2022. Viewing of fawns at the facility became open to the public the same day.

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Fawns at Nara Park

Photo shows fawns at the Rokuen deer protection facility at Nara Park in the western Japan prefecture of Nara on June 1, 2022. Viewing of fawns at the facility became open to the public the same day.

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Baby deer at Nara Park

A baby deer is seen at Nara Park in Nara, western Japan, on May 8, 2022.

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Deer at Nara Park

Deer eat acorns at Nara Park in the western Japan city of Nara on Dec. 1, 2021, after being beckoned by a horn player.

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Deer at Nara Park

A horn is played at Nara Park in the western Japan city of Nara on Dec. 1, 2021, to attract deer.

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Nara Park nettles grow poison thorns as defense against deer?

NARA, Japan - Researchers at Nara Women's University believe that the wild nettles in Nara Park (bottom photo) have grown poison-tipped thorns probably as a defense mechanism against nettle-eating deer (top photo) in the park. According to a study conducted by a research group headed by Hiroaki Sato, a Nara Women's University associate professor who specializes in insect biology, nettles in Nara Park have 50 times more thorns that nettles found in southern Nara Prefecture and elsewhere. The researchers believe that, as a survival mechanism, Nara Park nettles developed more poison-tipped thorns after deer were brought from Ibaraki Prefecture to Nara Park about 1,200 years ago. (Kyodo)

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Year's 1st newly born baby deer at Nara Park

The year's first deer born at Nara Park, a popular tourist spot in the western Japanese city of Nara, is unveiled to the press on May 7, 2016. The male baby deer is 60 centimeters tall and weighs 3.5 kilogram. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year's 1st newly born baby deer at Nara Park

The year's first deer born at Nara Park, a popular tourist spot in the western Japanese city of Nara, is unveiled to the press on May 7, 2016. The male baby deer is 60 centimeters tall and weighs 3.5 kilogram. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nara bounced from Pan Pacific Open tennis

Japan's Kurumi Nara plays Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic at Tokyo's Ariake Tennis Forest Park on Sept. 24, 2015, day four of the Pan Pacific Open. Nara lost the second-round game 6-2, 6-4. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gathering to support gambling addicts held in Nara Pref.

A gathering to help people addicted to gambling overcome the habit is held at Serenity Park Japan headquarters in Yamatotakada, Nara Prefecture, western Japan, in March 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Year's 1st newly born baby deer at Nara Park

The year's first deer born at Nara Park, a popular tourist spot in the city of Nara, walks inside the Rokuen deer enclosure on May 10, 1015. The baby deer will be released from the enclosure into the park, home to hundreds of freely roaming deer, in mid-July. Pregnant deer are sheltered in Rokuen because female deer become very aggressive in protecting their babies. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner passes through a tulip garden at a park in Kawai in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 12, 2021.

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Tokyo Olympic torch relay

A Tokyo Olympic torch relay runner passes through a tulip garden at a park in Kawai in Nara Prefecture, western Japan, on April 12, 2021.

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Temple boardinghouse provides respite to seriously ill, families

Severely disabled 26-year-old Misato Komiyama from Maibara in Shiga Prefecture and her parents feed rice crackers to deer at western Japan's Nara Park on June 3, 2017. The three stayed overnight at a nearby boardinghouse built on the premises of a World Heritage-listed Buddhist temple in Japan's old capital Nara. The facility was founded in 2010 to give seriously ill people and their families a much-needed break. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Deer antler cutting event starts in Nara

Nara Prefecture's seasonal deer antler cutting event starts at the "Rokuen" deer enclosure in Nara Park, western Japan, on Oct. 10, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo