Why don't Nara deer have antlers?
Why don't Nara deer have antlers? Because male deer can become aggressive, they have their antlers painlessly cut every autumn in a ritual that has continued unchanged since the Edo period. Visitors can see this up close in October. From JR Nara Station, Kintetsu Nara Station, - Take the loop bus and alight at the Kasugataisha Omotesando stop.
Why do the deer in Nara bow?
Yusa has the following hypothesis about this: "A long time ago, the deer in the capital Nara were afraid of humans, so they might have started bowing as a result of being stressed. However, the city gradually became a sightseeing spot and the deer learned to bow to people to get Shika Senbei rice crackers.