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Nara Park (å¥ˆè‰¯å…¬åœ’, Nara KÅen) is a public park located in the city of Nara, Japan, at the foot of Mount Wakakusa. Established in 1880 it is one of the oldest parks in Japan. Administratively, the park is under the control of Nara Prefecture.

Over 1,200 wild sika deer (ã‚·ã‚« or é¹¿ shika) freely roaming around in the park.

While the official size of the park is about 502 hectares (1,240 acres), the area including the grounds of TÅdai-ji, KÅfuku-ji, and Kasuga Shrine, which are either on the edge or surrounded by Nara Park, is as large as 660 hectares (1,600 acres).