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Followers of Shintoism, Japan’s indigenous religion, worship Kami – gods believed to inhabit the natural world – and the Kumano region is considered to be home to a particularly large number.

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Nara has more than 1,000 wild deer roaming in the city. (Getty) A short train ride away from Osaka lies Nara, the country’s ancient capital where wild deer – believed to be sacred by those who follow ...