Messengers of the gods: Nara’s ‘sacred’ deer at a conservation crossroads

Mongabay
May 22, 2024, 10:38 am95 pts
Nara, a city in central Japan and an ancient national capital from 710 to 784 C.E., is today perhaps best known for its “sacred” deer. According to legend, Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto, a deity in the Shinto pantheon, was carried by a sacred deer to Nara’s Kasuga Taisha Shrine upon its founding in 768, more…

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