Feeding Sika Deer on Wakakusa Mountain and Enjoying the Serenity 🌸

🌸🌺🌿🍃 Feeding Sika Deer on Wakakusa Mountain and Enjoying the Serenity 🌸🌺🌿🍃 It's truly wonderful to sit on the grass and feed the sika deer on Wakakusa Mountain, feeling so relaxed and at ease. 🦌🌿 🌸🌺🌿🍃 Walking from Kasuga Grand Shrine to Mizunotani Tea House, and then a little further up, you'll arrive at Wakakusa Mountain. I heard that there is a spectacular event here every January where they burn the grass, aiming to remove the withered grass for richer growth the following year, 🌸🌺🌿🍃 which is beneficial for the deer. 🔥🌾 I visited around one or two in the afternoon, and the sunlight was very warm on my skin. 🌸🌺🌿🍃 Sitting on the grass and feeding the deer was truly a great experience; it felt as if all my worries had vanished, so relaxing and empty-minded. 😌 Admission to Wakakusa Mountain is 150 yen, and there are three viewing platforms: Ichi-no-me, Ni-no-me, and San-no-me. 🌸🌺🌿🍃 We only made it to Ichi-no-me and didn't climb further. The view from Ichi-no-me was already enough to see the entire city of Nara. There were fewer deer at the top compared to the bottom, but they made for great photos, truly reminiscent of a Hayao Miyazaki scene. 📸🎨 🌸🌺🌿🍃 The wind was strong at Ichi-no-me, making it colder than at the bottom, so we changed our direction and descended the mountain. The way down was lined with maple leaves, which were beautiful. 🍁🌄 🌸🌺🌿🍃 #WakakusaMountain #SikaDeer #RelaxingExperience #JapanTravel 🌸🌺🌿🍃