Deer spotted in Osaka, fuels speculation of long travel from Nara Park

A young male deer appeared Sunday at a part in the middle of city area in Osaka, western Japan, drawing local people wanting to glimpse the unexpected visitor and capture it in photos. The sudden appearance of a deer in Osaka’s Miyakojima Ward, around 2.5 kilometers from JR Osaka Station, fed speculation that it may have traveled all the way from Nara Park, a popular tourist spot known for over a thousand wild deer, following recent similar sightings in Osaka. Nara Park, which had a record 1,465 wild deer last year, is located a few dozen kilometers from Osaka. Deer […]... Keep on reading: Deer spotted in Osaka, fuels speculation of long travel from Nara Park