There were schoolchildren EVERYWHERE. I determined it was national fieldtrip week or something. No matter what time of day, no m

There were schoolchildren EVERYWHERE. I determined it was national fieldtrip week or something. No matter what time of day, no matter where we were, we were bombarded by schoolchildren.

And there were LOTS of deer. Deer are the most ferocious animals that exist in Japan, so schoolgirls tend to flee in terror if o

And there were LOTS of deer. Deer are the most ferocious animals that exist in Japan, so schoolgirls tend to flee in terror if one approaches.

Yes, that is a real deer.

Yes, that is a real deer.

Some brilliant schoolteachers had the idea of making it an assignment to have their students approach every foreigner they came

Some brilliant schoolteachers had the idea of making it an assignment to have their students approach every foreigner they came across, ask "sign please" and hand the foreigner a piece of paper to sign. We felt like moviestars. These girls want

They had these signs everywhere warning against getting close to male deer. I figure the kanji reads something like "Beware

They had these signs everywhere warning against getting close to male deer. I figure the kanji reads something like "Beware of male deer, they are sexually frustrated and quite horny"

Boats at Nara Koen

Boats at Nara Koen