Jakarta Globe - AFP, Apr 14, 2014
Tokyo. Visitors to one of usually-safe Japan’s most celebrated spots are being warned to be on the lookout, after two Taiwanese tourists were injured in a rampage by a wild deer.
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| A sika deer window-shops on the Japanese island of Miyajima. (JG Photo/Wikimedia Commons) |
Tokyo. Visitors to one of usually-safe Japan’s most celebrated spots are being warned to be on the lookout, after two Taiwanese tourists were injured in a rampage by a wild deer.
The two,
both 54-year-old women, took a tumble Sunday morning after being startled by
the creature near the railway station in Nikko, an area known for its historic
temples, a police spokesman said Monday.
The animal
charged towards the pair before bolting into a nearby shop, where it smashed
dozens of bottles and then ran off into nearby woods, the spokesman said.
“The
tourist season will be in full swing soon,” he said. “We wanted to get the word
out and tell people what happened.”
Nikko,
alongside the capital Tokyo and the ancient city of Kyoto, is one of the most
popular destinations for foreign tourists in Japan, a country where violent
crime is rare and few visitors ever report falling victim to any kind of
attack.
Agence France-Presse
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