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. The complex, including its surrounding forest with wild deer, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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710Date favoured by historians for the founding of the Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine at Nara, Japan.
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768Official founding date of the Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine at Nara, Japan.
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841Hunting and tree-felling are prohibited in the forests around the Kasuga Taisha temple, Nara, Japan.
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1135The Wakamiya Jinja shrine is founded at Kasuga Taisha, Nara, Japan.
