“While in Kyoto, I spent a half-day in Nara, a town about 45 minutes away by train. Nara is best known for its plethora of temples and shrines; I, however, was much more taken with the deer that freely roam the town’s large park and are so unafraid of humans that a few walked right up and nuzzled me, presumably looking for snacks.” —Kathryn Maier’s most adorable of moments in Japan