Monday, November 08, 2004

Lanterns of Kasuga Shrine


Lanterns of Kasuga Shrine
Originally uploaded by erickpineda527.
Nearby Kasuga Taisha Shrine is considered one of the three greatest Shinto Shrines of Japan. The Japanese worship a plethora of deities and this temple consists of four shrines consecrated to all the different Shinto
deities. Thousands of stone and bronze lanterns cover the grounds and roam with wild deer. Reading some literature I learned that the deer are perfectly comfortable with human contact and return to their pens at the sound of a trumpet in the evening.

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