Japan celebrates the end of the monsoon season, known there as “tsuyu”, which affects the country from mid-July to the end of July. During this period, the rains are usually constant and can cause significant flooding in some areas.
In this year 2023, the southwest of the country has been affected by record rains that have forced the authorities to issue the highest weather alert and have left at least a dozen missing and one dead.
However, the arrival of an anticyclone has set off alarms for the opposite reason. The authorities have alerted citizens that thermometers can exceed 35 degrees Celsius in various parts of the country and have asked them to take extreme precautions against possible heat stroke and health repercussions.
In the last few hours, a tender video recorded in Nara has gone viral in which a group of humans can be seen taking refuge from the rain under a porch… accompanied by a large group of deer.
And it is that Nara is known worldwide for being the paradise of deer. Popular Japanese legend tells that in the 8th century the Kasuga Taisha temple was founded in the city and in its honor the god Takenomikazuchi-no-mikoto was invited to visit the shrine.
This god appeared to the appointment mounted on the back of a white deer, so since then these animals have been venerated as divine messengers and today continue to be protected as “national treasures”. In fact, killing a specimen is punishable by the death penalty.
For this reason, these animals roam freely throughout the city in southern Japan. It is estimated that more than 1,200 specimens roam freely in the area and it is common to see them running around people who go down the street in search of food.
This city is so fascinated by deer that they even decorate public transport with images of them.
In addition, Nara is a historical city, as it was declared the capital of the country in 710 AD. C., a distinction that he maintained until 784, although it should be noted that there was a 5-year interruption between 741 and 745 d. C. At the same time that Nara was named the capital, Buddhism began to take root in Japan, so many of the oldest and most important Buddhist temples in the country are located in the city of deer.
