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 ⓘ