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Kasuga Grand Shrine

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Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Kasuga Grand Shrine
Phone:
+81 742-22-7788

Address:
160 Kasuganocho, Nara 630-8212, Nara Prefecture

Kasuga Grand Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan. Established in 768 CE and rebuilt several times over the centuries, it is the shrine of the Fujiwara family. The interior is famous for its many bronze lanterns, as well as the many stone lanterns that lead up the shrine. The architectural style Kasuga-zukuri takes its name from Kasuga Shrine's honden . Kasuga Shrine, and the Kasugayama Primeval Forest near it, are registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara. The path to Kasuga Shrine passes through Deer Park. In Deer Park, deer are able to roam freely and are believed to be sacred messengers of the Shinto gods that inhabit the shrine and surrounding mountainous terrain. Kasuga Shrine and the deer have been featured in several paintings and works of art of the Nambokucho Period. Over three thousand stone lanterns line the way. The Man'yo Botanical Garden, Nara is adjacent to the shrine.
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