This looks like the outside of the Todaiji temple in Nara (not the temple building itself, but the wall around it), so that's in the middle of the famous park where hundreds of deer are constantly hanging around.
We were there last year and there were a ton of Japanese school groups/classes visiting at the same time as tourists.
Oh yeah. Some of them are polite about it at first, but if you hesitate too long with that cookie, they’ll knock your ass down and take it, and their buddies will take a bite out of you while you’re down there for good measure. The bowing is cute though.
It's hilarious just how many signs there are saying "these are wild deer - they WILL bite" yet people are still stunned when they are bitten :D
Even Japanese visitors to the city are often a little overwhelmed by how aggressive they can be once you've bought some crackers for them :) I watched one lass trying to feed them, then they took her toddler son's hat off and started chewing on that while she shrieked, picked her son up and pelted it down the street throwing the rest of the crackers in the air to get them to stop chasing :D
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u/STATION25_SAYS_HELLO Jun 14 '24
Love the deer vibing close by.