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Kasuga-taisha, shrine of one thousand lanterns, Nara prefecture, Kansai, Japan #125622432
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Kasuga Grand Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan. Established in 768 CE and rebuilt several times over the centuries, it is the shrine of the Fujiwara family. The interior is famous for its many bronze lanterns, as well as the many stone lanterns that lead up the shrine.nnThe architectural style Kasuga-zukuri takes its name from Kasuga Shrine`s honden sanctuary.nKasuga 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