Nara Park, Nara, Japan

One of the main draws of Nara Park is the bowing deer, which I simply had to see. There are crackers you can buy for them, and after a bow you can reward them with a cracker. All of the deer know how to do the bow, but it really depends which ones want to do it, or just want you to give them crackers!

There's a few tricks to follow to ensure you don't get hassled too much. One being that you need to keep the crackers out of sight, otherwise you are doomed. We saw many tourists being chased by the deer as they were holding their crackers, when we put them in my pocket for safe keeping!

It was a fun experience, although disappointing as we saw other tourists allowing them to eat other items, and ones in busier areas were pretty much obese. There were literally hundreds of them across the park so we preferred to sit in a less crowded spot and enjoy deer spotting from there.Read more