Cherry Blossom in Kasuga Taisha Shrine

Stone Prayer Lamps

Torii Gate

Lion Gate Guardian beside a torii gate

Stag Fountain

Steps leading to the Main Hall

Main Hall - Kasuga Taisha Shrine

Main Hall Wing

Golden Prayer Lamps

Outer buildings of the Main Hall

Shrine Gardens

Shinto Priestesses and Priest

One of many small Shinto Shrines

Prayer Paper

Small Shinto Shrine

World Heritage Monument

There are 3,000 of these lamps throughout Kasuga Taisha Shrine. People donate money to have their prayers placed in a lamp. The lamps are lighted 3 times a year, once in the winter and twice in the summer.

The Shrine housed in quiet serene forest was built in 710

These shrines may be anywhere, houses, gardens even building roofs

There's even a shrine dedicated to good drivers