Which city served as the first permanent capital of Japan and is famous for its free-roaming deer and the giant bronze Buddha at Todai-ji temple?

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Nara

Established in 710, Nara was the center of Japanese government and religion during the influential Nara period. The city's deer are considered sacred messengers of the Shinto gods in local tradition.

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