Sumo wrestling is a popular traditional sport in Japan, with tournaments held six times a year.

The Nara Park in Nara is famous for its free-roaming deer, which are considered sacred by the local people.

Death Note, created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata in 2003, is a popular manga and anime series that follows a high school student who gains the power to kill anyone whose name he writes in a special notebook.