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	Japanese Architecture: Kasuga shrine, Nara
		Kasuga Grand Shrine is a Shinto shrine that was built in 768 AD on a spot of land that had long considered hallowed by the gods.
		The shrine was originally used only by members of the Fujiwara family and two of the four gods enshrined here are said to be the ancestral founders of the Fujiwara line.
		Kasuga Daisha was originally owned and run by the monks at nearby Kofukuji.
	www.orientalarchitecture.com /nara/KASUGA.htm (204 words)

	Nara Travel: Kasuga Taisha (Kasuga Grand Shrine)
		Kasuga Taisha was also the tutelary shrine of the Fujiwara, Japan's most powerful family clan of most of the Nara and Heian Periods.
		In case of the Kasuga Shrine, however, that Shinto custom was discontinued at the end of the Edo Period.
		Kasuga Taisha is located in the far end of Nara Park, when approaching the park from the JR or Kintetsu Station.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e4102.html (182 words)

	Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara, Japan
		Kasuga Taisha Shrine is one of the most important Shinto shrines in Nara and is one of the "Three Great Shrines" of Japan.
		The shrine is located at the western foot of Mt. Mikasa and Mt. Kasuga, sacred mountians from which the Shinto kami (gods) first descended.
		Kasuga Taisha Shrine was unified with Kofukuji Temple in the later half of the Heian period (794-1185) with the emergance of the new theological philosophy of Kami-Buddha Fusion.
	www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/nara/kasuga_taisha.html (818 words)

	Kasuga-Taisha shrine (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Kasuga-Taisha shrine is one of the top three most important shrines in Japan.
		Kasuga shrine is famous for it's many stone and copper lanterns.
		There are long rows of them which were presented to the shrine by individuals as an expression of their faith.
	www.op97.org.cob-web.org:8888 /cyberteen/2004/spring/kasuga/index.htm (95 words)

	Kasuga Shrine (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Kasuga Shrine (春日大社, Kasuga Taisha) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan.
		Established in 768 A.D., it is the shrine of the Fujiwara family.
		The Kasuga Shrine is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Nara.
	publicliterature.org.cob-web.org:8888 /en/wikipedia/k/ka/kasuga_shrine.html (108 words)

	Kasuga Grand Shrine - Nara, Japan
		Originally the royal shrine of the powerful Fujiwara family, Kasuga Grand Shrine was founded in 768 and, according to Shinto concepts of purity, was torn down and rebuilt every 20 years in its original form until 1863.
		In the later half of the Heian period (794-1185), Kasuga Shrine was united with Kofukuji Temple under the new theology of Kami-Buddha Fusion.
		Kasuga Taisha Shrine is also known for the lovely wisteria in its botanical gardens, some of which is hundreds of years old.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /japan/nara-kasuga-grand-shrine.htm (736 words)

	Kasuga Shrine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Kasuga Shrine (Japanese: 春日大社, Kasuga-taisha) is a Shinto shrine in the city of Nara, in Nara Prefecture, Japan.
		Established in 768 A.D. and rebuilt several times over the centuries, it is the shrine of the Fujiwara family.
		Kasuga Shrine, and the Kasugayama Primeval Forest near the shrine, are registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kasuga_Shrine (194 words)

	Kasuga Shrine (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		One of the reasons they could cooperate under a council system may be that they had their roots in the same Yamato district town.
		In 1288, on behalf of all swordsmiths in Seki, Kaneshige and Kanenaga cordially invited a deity enshrined in Kasuga Shrine in Nara to become their guardian god.
		Kasuga Shrine was renovated in 1433 by groups of swordsmiths.
	www.nhk-chubu-brains.co.jp.cob-web.org:8888 /DDT-E/gifu/seki/kasuga.html (212 words)

	Ukiyo-e Gallery.com Article: "The Unknown "Kasuga Shrine" Print of Hasui KAWASE (1883-1957)"
		Further supporting the apparent rarity of this "Shinto Shrine of Kasuga at Nara" print is the fact that we have previously seen ONLY one other copy first-hand.
		Althought certainly not precise, one rough "measurement" of a given print's rarity is the "number of sightings" reported by collectors over an extended period of time (Marc Kahn uses this "method" at his Shotei.com website to compare the assumed "pre-earthquake" vs "post-earthquake" prints).
		In the case of this "Shinto Shrine of Kasuga at Nara" Hasui print published by Shimbi Shoin Publisher, clearly we are reporting on a very rare print design.
	www.ukiyoe-gallery.com /kasuga.htm (1329 words)

	Kasuga Taisha Shrine
		There are 3,000 of these lamps throughout Kasuga Taisha Shrine.
		The Shrine housed in quiet serene forest was built in 710
		These shrines may be anywhere, houses, gardens even building roofs
	www.bus.ucf.edu /mcclellan/asia/shinto_temples.htm (67 words)

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