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Kasuga-taisha

Kasuga-taisha (春日大社) is a Shinto shrine in Nara, Nara Prefecture, Japan.[1] 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 the shrine. 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".
Affiliation:  Shinto
Location:  160 Kasugano-chō, Nara-shi, Nara-ken  
Deity:  Takemikazuchi-oFutsunushiAme no KoyaneHimegamiAme-no-Oshikumone [ja]  
Festival:  Kasuga-no-matsuri (Kasuga-sai: 春日祭) (13 March)  
Type:  Twenty-Two Shrines ChokusaishaBeppyo jinja, ShikinaisyaFormer kanpeitaisha  
Date established:  768  

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