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Kasuga-zukuri (春日造) is a traditional Shinto shrine architectural style which takes its name from Kasuga Taisha 's honden. Description. It is characterized by the use of a building just 1x1 ken in size with the entrance on the gabled end covered by a veranda. [1] [2] In Kasuga Taisha's case, the honden is just 1.9 m x 2.6 m. [3]
The architectural style of Kasuga-taisha comes from the name of its main hall known as Kasuga-zukuri. The shrine complex is protected by four cloisters and contains a main sanctuary, treasure house, several different halls, and large gates.
Kasuga-zukuri style, which is typified by Kasuga-taisha Shrine, employs kirizuma-zukuri style (an architectural style with a gabled roof) with a Tsuma-iri (entrance on the gable side) as is the case with taisha-zukuri style as exemplified by Izumo-taisha Shrine; however, its roof is curved toward each side and is also provided at the front ...
The oldest styles are the tsumairi shinmei-zukuri, taisha-zukuri, and sumiyoshi-zukuri, believed to predate the arrival of Buddhism. The two most common are the hirairi nagare-zukuri and the tsumairi kasuga-zukuri. Larger, more important shrines tend to have unique styles. Nagare-zukuri
Kasuga Taisha is renowned for being the finest example of the Kasuga-zukuri style of architecture, which dates back to the early 8th century and incorporates Chinese-style roofs and red, gold and vermilion decoration.
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Jun 21, 2017 · Kasuga Taisha is an ancient Shinto shrine located in a forest east of Nara, capital of Japan between 710 and 784 CE. Founded in 768 CE, the site has four main shrines in honour of four Shinto- Buddhist deities, one of which is the ancestor god of the important Fujiwara clan.
Aug 10, 2023 · Located at the base of Mount Mikasa, the ancient Kasuga Taisha in Nara is famed for its verdant grounds, herds of sacred deer, and rows of lanterns gifted over the centuries by aristocrats and ...
