NARA--Authorities here issued a plea to tourists not to mistreat the wild deer at Nara Park after video footage went viral of a man kicking one of the protected animals. The deer are a major ...

"It's perhaps difficult to expect the park to remain empty of trash cans forever," he said. With cultural differences in mind, Nara authorities are trialling high-tech, solar-powered bins near the ...

"We didn't want to give the impression that people should avoid Nara Park altogether," said an official ... damage to the Kasugayama Primeval Forest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

For the first time in about 40 years, Nara Park in the city of Nara has installed public trash cans to help protect its famous deer, which are a national protected species. Waste receptacles were ...

Nara Park, a vast sanctuary near Osaka ... “In Japan, for example, I chose to explore Aokigahara Forest and Hiroshima rather than popular attractions like Disneyland,” she added.