One such place is Nara, a city in central Japan. Within minutes of arriving, I spotted two sika deer casually lounging in the city centre, unfazed by the hundreds of commuters rushing past.

Planning a trip to Nara? Watch this first! I found a way to beat the crowds, tried LOTS of delicious local food and found the ...

(Mainichi/Yasuhiro Tanabe) NARA -- Nara Park in this western Japan city is enjoying a tourist renaissance in the post-COVID and weak yen era. Even more than the area's famed temples, the free ...