Kasuga-taisha

Kasuga-taisha is a Shinto shrine in Nara, , . It is the shrine of the Fujiwara family, established in 768 CE and rebuilt several times over the centuries.
Photo: Saigen Jiro, CC0.
  • Type: Shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Nara Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: Kasuga Grand Shrine”, “Kasuga Shrine”, “Kasugataisha Shrine”, “Kasugatisha Shrine”, and “Shikinaisha 123

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fourth Hall and Third Hall.

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Kasuga-taisha

Latitude
34.68171° or 34° 40′ 54″ north
Longitude
135.84833° or 135° 50′ 54″ east
Elevation
156 metres (512 feet)
Open location code
8Q6QMRJX+M8
Geo­Names ID
6695378
Wiki­data ID
Q714559
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Kasuga-taisha” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Kasuga-taisha
  • Catalan: Gran santuari de Kasuga
  • Catalan: Kasuga-taisha
  • Chinese: 春日大社
  • Corsican: Grandi Santuariu Kasuga
  • Czech: Svatyně Kasuga
  • Dutch: Kasuga-taisha
  • Finnish: Kasuga-taisha
  • French: grand sanctuaire de Kasuga
  • French: Kasuga Taisha
  • French: Kasuga-taisha
  • Georgian: კასუგა-ტაისია
  • German: Kasuga-Schrein
  • German: Kasuga-Taisha
  • Hebrew: מקדש קאסוגה
  • Hebrew: מקדש קאסוגה‎
  • Indonesian: Kuil Agung Kasuga
  • Italian: Kasuga Taisha
  • Italian: Kasuga-taisha
  • Italian: Santuario Kasuga
  • Japanese: かすがたいしゃ
  • Japanese: 春日大社
  • Japanese: 春日社
  • Japanese: 春日祭神 四座
  • Japanese: 春日祭神
  • Korean: 가스가타이샤
  • Latin: Kasuga-taisha
  • Persian: کاسوگا-تایشا
  • Polish: Kasuga Taisha w Nara
  • Polish: Kasuga Taisha
  • Polish: Kasuga-taisha w Nara
  • Polish: Kasuga-taisha
  • Portuguese: Kasuga-taisha
  • Romanian: Kasuga-taisha
  • Russian: Касуга тайся
  • Russian: Касуга-тайся
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kasuga-taiša
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kasuga-taisha
  • Serbo-Croatian: Svetište Kasuga
  • Slovenian: Kasuga
  • Slovenian: Svetišče Kasuga
  • Spanish: Gran santuario Kasuga
  • Spanish: Kasuga taisha
  • Spanish: Kasuga-taisha
  • Spanish: Santuario Kasuga
  • Thai: ศาลเจ้าคะซุงะ
  • Thai: ศาลเจ้าคาซูงะ
  • Thai: ศาลเจ้าคาสึกะ
  • Turkish: Kasuga-taisha
  • Ukrainian: Касуга тайся
  • tomo sewi suli Kasuka

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