• Kasuga-taisha (春日大社) 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...
  • Kasuga Taisha is a distinguished shrine with 3,000 auxiliary shrines across the country and 3,000 donated lanterns, demonstrating how widely and deeply...
  • The shrine grounds also contain the Kasuga Taisha Museum, a treasure hall near the main complex which displays some of the shrine's relics.
  • Kasuga Taisha is an ancient Shinto shrine located in a forest east of Nara, capital of Japan between 710 and 784 CE.
  • The complex comprises several different facilities, including the main shrine and the Kasuga Taisha Museum, which displays relics from the shrine.
  • The 60th Shikinen Zotai. Kasuga Taisha (Grand) Shrine was built in prayer for the protection of Heijokyo Palace and national prosperity.
  • From Kintetsu Nara Station: - 25 minutes on foot from the station. Take a bus bound for Kasuga Taisha Honden and alight at the Kasuga Taisha Honden stop.
  • By the installation of a sacred symbol in a new shrine in 2016, all buildings of KASUGA TAISHA were painted orange color newly, so that they became more...
  • Wisteria is common throughout Kasuga Taisha because it is the family crest of the Fujiwara clan. 700 year old wisteria plant at kasuga taisha in full bloom.
  • Alternatively, Kasuga Taisha is around 30 minutes walk from Kintetsu-Nara Station or 45 minutes walk from JR Nara Station - much of which is also through the...