Kasuga Taisha

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Kasuga Taisha is an ancient Shinto shrine in Nara, Japan, renowned for its thousands of stone and bronze lanterns and its deep historical and cultural significance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto shrine
religious building
access bus from Kintetsu Nara Station
walk through Nara Park
approach Kasuga Taisha Omotesando
linked to: Kasuga Taisha
architecturalStyle Kasuga-zukuri
associatedClan Fujiwara clan
associatedWith Kasugayama Primeval Forest
country Japan
culturalPropertyStatus Important Cultural Property of Japan
National Treasure of Japan (selected buildings)
dedicatedTo Ame-no-Koyane-no-mikoto
Futsunushi-no-mikoto
Himegami
Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto
enshrinesKami four principal deities
famousFor ancient Shinto rituals
scenic forest setting
stone and bronze lanterns
founder Fujiwara clan
foundingDate 768
guardianDeityOf Fujiwara clan
hasFeature bronze lanterns
cypress-bark roofs
stone lanterns
vermilion-painted buildings
hasFestival Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri
Obon Mantoro
Setsubun Mantoro
linked to: Setsubun festival
hasMuseum Kasuga Taisha Museum
hasTreasureHouse Kasuga Taisha National Treasure Hall
lanternFestival Mantoro
locatedIn Honshu
Kansai region
Mount Mikasa foothills
Nara
Nara Prefecture
mainHallStyle Kasuga-zukuri honden
mantoroHeldOn Setsubun
linked to: Setsubun festival

mid-August Obon period
near Kofuku-ji
linked to: Kōfuku-ji

Nara Park
Todai-ji
linked to: Tōdai-ji
numberOfLanterns over 3000
numberOfMainShrines four
partOf Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara
protectedBy Japanese government
linked to: Government of Japan
religion Shinto
surroundedBy Kasugayama Primeval Forest
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1998
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara

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Nara hasFamousSite Kasuga Taisha
Nara UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteComponent Kasuga Taisha
Nara Prefecture contains Kasuga Taisha
Nara period notableSite Kasuga Taisha
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara containsMajorStructure Main sanctuary of Kasuga Taisha
linked to: Kasuga Taisha
Nara Park contains Kasuga Taisha
Kasugayama Primeval Forest managementAuthority Kasuga Taisha Shrine
linked to: Kasuga Taisha
Kasugayama Primeval Forest adjacentTo Kasuga Taisha shrine complex
linked to: Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Taisha approach Kasuga Taisha Omotesando
linked to: Kasuga Taisha
Nijūnisha hasMember Kasuga Taisha
Obon Mantoro location Kasuga Taisha
Obon Mantoro shrineDeity Kasuga Daimyōjin
linked to: Kasuga Taisha
Wakakusa-yama near Kasuga Taisha
Ame-no-Koyane-no-mikoto worshippedAt Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Taisha Museum locatedIn Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Taisha Museum affiliation Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Taisha Museum associatedWith Kasuga Taisha shrine complex
linked to: Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Taisha Museum nearbyAttraction Kasuga Taisha main sanctuary
linked to: Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Taisha Museum operatedBy Kasuga Taisha administration
linked to: Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga-zukuri namedAfter Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga-zukuri exemplifiedBy Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga-zukuri associatedShrine Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri mainSite Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga Wakamiya On-Matsuri dedicatedTo Kasuga Daimyōjin
linked to: Kasuga Taisha
Mantoro location Kasuga Taisha
Mantoro associatedWith Kasuga Taisha Shrine
linked to: Kasuga Taisha
Kasuga hasShrine Kasuga Shrine
linked to: Kasuga Taisha
Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara includes Kasuga Taisha
subject linked to: Nara-Barya
Baria hasWorldHeritageSite Kasuga Taisha
Yamato Province religiousCenter Kasuga Taisha