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title: Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6533/kasuga-taisha-shrine-nara/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara

_Authored by James Blake Wiener_

## Image File

[![Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6533.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6533.jpg)

## Image Caption

Votive lanterns at the [Kasuga Taisha](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kasuga_Taisha/) [Shinto](https://www.worldhistory.org/Shinto/) shrine, [Nara](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nara/), [Japan](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Japan/). Founded in 768 CE (or 710 CE) during the [Nara period](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nara_Period/).

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## Cite This Work

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Wiener, J. B. (2017, April 20). Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6533/kasuga-taisha-shrine-nara/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 20, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6533/kasuga-taisha-shrine-nara/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Nara." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Apr 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6533/kasuga-taisha-shrine-nara/>.

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