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I find them even cuter than the ones in Miyajima Island. For one, they’re furrier, and also they’re trained by the monks in the area to bow for food. When you’re up in Nara, get some deer crackers (senbei), come up to them and say “ojigi” while bowing to get them to bow, then feed them.
Do keep a grip on (or pocket) your crackers, since they aren’t trained to not bite them right from your hands without your permission. The male ones can get a bit aggressive and literally pushy too.
During my visits to Osaka, I seem to be always be drawn to this place around sunset, probably because of its proximity to Nipponbashi and Denden Town (the Akihabara of Osaka). Finally took the journey up the tower to take in the views. Pay a little extra, and you get to take a slide down the bottom-third of the tower!
Not pictured here is the many deer I fed outside! Will bunch that into a whole deer explosion of a post soon. 😉
Entering through the green pipe tunnel, it felt like the color saturation had been turned up once you properly enter the park. It’s not just for looks too, you can interact physically with the park and gather coins from doing things like punching lucky blocks to playing the various minigames. Mario fan or not, I recommend setting aside 3-4 hours here to explore the area. It’s definitely going to take up most of your day at USJ, so probably get a 2-day pass if you also want to go to all the other parts of the park (e.g. the Harry Potter world).
I don’t normally care for big theme parks like Disneyland or Universal Studios. When anime is involved, however…
Also: yes, I did spend time at Super Nintendo World. Photos coming soon!
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