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Kasuga-taisha

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Wonder Type: Cultural

Country: Japan

Best of: Shrine, Shinto

Description:

Kasuga Grand Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan. Established in 768 AD 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. [More Details]

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