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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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ganriincho.

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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
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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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