Kasuga-taisha

Also known as Kasugatisha Shrine, Kasuga Grand Shrine, Shikinaisha 123

is a Shinto shrine in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is the shrine of the Fujiwara family, established in 768 CE and rebuilt several times over the centuries. The interior is famous for its many bronze lanterns, as well as the many stone lanterns that lead up to the shrine.

Key facts

Religious building.name: Kasuga-taisha春日大社
Religious building.image: Kasuga-taisha11bs3200.jpg
Religious building.caption: The middle gate and hall
Religious building.map_type: Japan
Religious building.religious_affiliation: Shinto
Religious building.type: Twenty-Two Shrines ChokusaishaBeppyo jinja, ShikinaisyaFormer kanpeitaisha
Religious building.established: 768
Religious building.location: 160 Kasugano-chō, Nara-shi, Nara-ken
Religious building.architecture_style: Kasuga-zukuri
Religious building.festival: Kasuga-no-matsuri (Kasuga-sai: 春日祭) (13 March)

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春日大社

春日大社は、春日山原始林を背景に奈良公園内にある神社。世界遺産「古都奈良の文化財」であり、奈良時代に平城京の守護と国民の繁栄を祈願する為に創建され藤原氏の氏神を祀る。神が鹿に乗って来たと言い伝わる

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Wikidata facts

Official name: 春日祭神
Official website: www.kasugataisha.or.jp
Image: Kasuga-taisha, chumon-3.jpg

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Commons category: Kasuga-taisha
name in kana: かすがたいしゃ
social media followers: 56781
native label: 春日大社
Commons Institution page: Kasuga-taisha
inception: 0768-00-00
street address: 奈良県奈良市春日野町

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History
Origin
Religious significance
Architecture
Festivals
Kasugayama Primeval Forest
Images
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The architectural style Kasuga-zukuri takes its name from Kasuga Shrine's honden (sanctuary). The Torii at Kasuga-taisha is one of the oldest in Shinto and helped influence the style of Torii seen across much of Japan. 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".