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The proposal photo shoot in Nara was absolutely lovely! While normally we do many photo shoots with deer in Nara Park, this time we had a huge success with a proposal photo shoot at the top of a mountain called Wakakusayama! The distance from the trailhead to the summit was quite far, so it took nearly 30 minutes to follow our clients up. By the time we reached the summit, we were quite tired, but even more surprised by how truly beautiful the scenery was. As planned, the proposal was a huge success with the amazing view in the background. When she received the ring and started crying, she looked so happy, and it made me feel happy as well to capture the moment. We took many great photos of the sun’s rays, the cityscape of Nara, and even the deer walking around. As we descended the mountain, we took various pictures, and of course, we also took photos with the deer. Congratulations again! Come back to Japan anytime!

I had another surprise proposal photoshoot. Lately, I have been getting a lot of requests for surprise proposal photoshoot and I’m surprised at how many people are proposing while on a travel in Japan. At the same time, I am grateful for the opportunity to do such an important job.
For this proposal in Nara, we decided to use a temple floating on a pond called Ukimi-do as the location. Of course she didn’t know about the proposal however it seemed like he hired a photographer to take photos with deers because she loves them. They looked enjoy to feed deers and I capture many great shots of like her surprise expression and smiling face. The couple was always smiling, whether they were walking or talking, which Madame smile too while taking the photos. We also found a place with beautiful plum blossoms along the way, which became my favorite photos of the shoot.
Proposal has been succeed. He was so happy with her reaction that seemed even happier than he expected. It was fun and heartwarming to capture the happy couple’s photos, and I am glad they enjoyed the proposal, photography and feeding the deers. I think it will be a great memory for them. Congratulations!!

This place is one of the places you should visit in Japan. You can see a lot of deers everywhere after you got off the train at Nara station. They are very used to people and some of them follow you if you have any snacks. Shops sell biscuits for deers and you can feed them in the park. Deers are usually starving in the morning and I have seen some tourists who have a biscuits and were surrounded by deers many times. I visited there with my guests and they enjoyed to feed deers and take photos with them.
Nara has traditional area like a Kyoto because this city has very long history. I took them to the traditional area and took some shots with a temple and a tower.
I recommend you Nara for day trip if you stay in Osaka or Kyoto. It takes about 1 hour from these cities and I am sure you would have great time with deers!!!