Tourism Treasures of Kasuga Taisha on exhibit

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The treasures of Kasuga Taisha in Nara are displayed during the rebuilding of Wakamiyajinja, an auxiliary shrine within the precinct. The renovation, called shikinenzōtai (式年造替), is carried out every 20 years. A special exhibition, "Splendors of Court Devotion: Shrine Treasures from Wakamiya and Kasuga Taisha in Nara," being held at the Nara National Museum, showcases around 90 artefacts, including 24 national treasures and ten important cultural properties.

The entire collection of "Wakamiya Goryo Koshinporui" (Imperial sacred treasures of Wakamiya) was enshrined at Wakamiyajinja when it was founded in 1135 to worship a deity associated with Kasuga Taisha, is on display. "We want visitors to see the beauty of the imperial court in the Heian Period (794-1185) as well as the splendour observed by aristocrats at the time (with replicas)," said Hirotada Kasannoin, chief priest at Kasuga Taisha, a World Heritage site. [...] Statues of lion and "komainu" (lion dog) from the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), which are usually housed at the shrine building, are being shown to the public for the first time. "Kasuga Gongen Genki-e" (Legends of Kasuga Shrine), a national treasure set of illustrated scrolls from the Kamakura Period depicting part of Wakamiyajinja, is also among the exhibits.

Treasures from Kasuga Taisha go on show to mark renovation | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

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春日大社

春日大社は、春日山原始林を背景に奈良公園内にある神社。世界遺産「古都奈良の文化財」であり、 奈良 時代に平城京の守護と国民の繁栄を祈願する為に創建され藤原氏の氏神を祀る。神が鹿に乗って来たと言い伝わる

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