🌸🌺🌿🍃 Kasuga Grand Shrine 🌸🌺🌿🍃

Kasuga Grand Shrine is a shrine located within Nara Park, built in 768 AD to protect Heijō-kyō and pray for the prosperity of the nation. 🌸🌺🌿🍃 It is the clan deity of the Fujiwara family, and the legend of Takemikazuchi-no-mikoto arriving on a deer has led to deer being considered as messengers of the gods. 🦌🏰 🌸🌺🌿🍃 Kasuga Grand Shrine on Mount Kasuga is the headquarter of all Kasuga shrines across Japan and, along with Ise Grand Shrine and Hie Shrine, is known as one of the three major shrines in Japan. 🌟 🌸🌺🌿🍃 Outside the shrine, the approach is lined with long night lanterns that create a serene atmosphere. 🏮 Mount Kasuga, as the sacred mountain of Kasuga Grand Shrine, 🌸🌺🌿🍃 has been forbidden from logging for a thousand years, thus it is covered with evergreen primeval forests. 🌲🌳 🌸🌺🌿🍃 #KasugaTaisha #NaraPark #SacredDeer #JapaneseShrines 🌸🌺🌿🍃