Kasuga-taisha

Summary

Kasuga-taisha is a taisha^[1]. Kasuga-taisha draws 983 Wikipedia views per month (taisha category, ranking #2 of 14).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kasuga-taisha's religion is recorded as Shinto^[3].
• Kasuga-taisha is located in Nara^[4].
• Kasuga-taisha is located in Yamato Province^[5].
• Kasuga-taisha is located in Soekami district^[6].
• Kasuga-taisha is in the country of Japan^[7].
• Kasuga-taisha's instance of is recorded as taisha^[8].
• Kasuga-taisha's instance of is recorded as chokusaisha^[9].
• Kasuga-taisha's instance of is recorded as Kasuga shrine (worship)^[10].
• Kasuga-taisha's instance of is recorded as Myōjin Taisha^[11].
• Kasuga-taisha's instance of is recorded as Shikinaisha^[12].
• Kasuga-taisha's instance of is recorded as Shrines receiving Tsukinami-sai and Niiname-sai offerings^[13].
• Kasuga-taisha's instance of is recorded as Shinto shrine^[14].
• Kasuga-taisha's instance of is recorded as Shikinai Taisha^[15].
• Kasuga-taisha's instance of is recorded as Shikinai Shōsha^[16].
• Kasuga-taisha's instance of is recorded as Shikinai Supershrine^[17].
• Kasuga-taisha's founder is recorded as Fujiwara no Nagate^[18].
• Kasuga-taisha's architectural style is recorded as Kasuga-zukuri^[19].
• The location of Kasuga-taisha was Kasuga^[20].
• The location of Kasuga-taisha was Nara Park^[21].
• Kasuga-taisha is part of Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara^[22].
• Kasuga-taisha is part of Twenty-Two Shrines^[23].
• Kasuga-taisha is part of Kasuga-Taisha and Kasugayama Primeval Forest^[24].
• Kasuga-taisha is part of Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi^[25].
• Kasuga-taisha is part of List of Shikinaisha in Yamato Province^[26].
• Kasuga-taisha's Commons category is recorded as Kasuga-taisha^[27].

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Geography

Kasuga-taisha is in the country of Japan^[7]. Located in include Nara^[4], a core city of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1898^[30]; Yamato Province^[5], a province of Japan^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 0716^[33]; and Soekami district^[6], a former district of Japan^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1880^[36]. Part of include Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara^[22], a group of structures or buildings^[37], in Japan^[38]; Twenty-Two Shrines^[23], a shrine rank^[39], in Japan^[40], founded in 1039^[41]; Kasuga-Taisha and Kasugayama Primeval Forest^[24]; Shinbutsu Reijō Junpai no Michi^[25], a pilgrims' way^[42], in Japan^[43]; and List of Shikinaisha in Yamato Province^[26], a list^[44].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include taisha^[8], chokusaisha^[9], Kasuga shrine (worship)^[10], Myōjin Taisha^[11], Shikinaisha^[12], and Shrines receiving Tsukinami-sai and Niiname-sai offerings^[13]. Heritage statuses include National Treasure of Japan^[45], part of UNESCO World Heritage Site^[46], and Historic Site of Japan^[47]. Kasuga-taisha's religion is recorded as Shinto^[3].

History and Context

768 marks the founding of Kasuga-taisha^[48].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kasuga-taisha include Kasuga-zukuri^[49], an architectural style^[50].

Why It Matters

Kasuga-taisha draws 983 Wikipedia views per month (taisha category, ranking #2 of 14).^[2] Kasuga-taisha has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] Kasuga-taisha is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

Entities named for Kasuga-taisha include Kasuga-zukuri^[49], an architectural style^[50].