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brownie-pics · 7 months

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'23.9.24 春日大社参道にて

遅生まれの子鹿ちゃん。そこに居るだけで、おぢさんはもうメロメロになっちゃいます😍

#奈良 #nara #日本 #japan #奈良公園 #nara park #春日大社 #kasuga taisha shrine #子鹿 #fawn #初秋 #early autumn #photographers on tumblr #natgeoyourshot

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nobu11051991 · 7 hours

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1-day tour of Nara and Kyoto. Todaiji Temple, Nara Park, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, lunch, Kinkakuji ( golden pavilion)Temple, Kyoto!

1-day tour of Nara and Kyoto. Todaiji Temple, Nara Park, Kasuga Taisha Shrine, lunch, Kinkakuji ( golden pavilion)Temple, Kyoto! Hi I’m Nobu, I like traveling overseas and in Japan, visited 26 countries! I’m a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter of English for 10 years. For the people who are interested in and planning trip to Japan ,I show you hidden local information which you…

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#deer #Kasuga taisha shrine #Kinkakuji temple #kyoto #nara #Todaiji temple #Tokyo travel tips

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summary-trivia-jp · 3 months

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日本のトリビアまとめ #0014

#奈良公園 #興福寺 #Japanese Trivia #春日大社 #Osaka Castle #Kofukuji Temple #奈良の名所 #Famous places in Nara #Nara Park #Famous places in Osaka #大阪の名所 #Kasuga Taisha Shrine #日本のトリビア #大阪城

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trivia-jp · 3 months

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春日大社奈良の名所

奈良にある春日大社（かすがたいしゃ）は、古都奈良を代表する歴史ある神社の一つです。8世紀初めに建立され、国家の守護や皇室の信仰対象として重要な位置を占めていました。春日大社は、祭神に倭建命（やまとたけるのみこと）、建速須佐之男命（たけはやすさのおのみこと）、建御名方命（たけみなかたのみこと）の三柱の神を祀っています。特に神道の神々のなかでも「鳥居を神体とする神」で知られ、鳥居の神社としても有名です。境内には、鹿を象った「鹿威し（かしわし）」と呼ばれる獅子像があり、これはこの地域に生息していた鹿に由来しています。また、春日大社の神苑では春と秋に神楽が奉納されるなど、伝統的な神事も行われています。特に毎年3月の第三日曜日には「春日大社例祭（かすがたいしゃれいさい）」が行われ、多くの参拝客や観光客が訪れる祭りとして知られています。

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Kasuga Taisha Shrine Famous places in Nara

Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara is one of the historical shrines that represents the ancient capital of Nara. Built in the early 8th century, it held an important position as a guardian of the nation and an object of worship for the imperial family. Kasuga Taisha Shrine enshrines three deities: Yamato Takeru no Mikoto, Takehasa Susano no Mikoto, and Takeminakata no Mikoto. is enshrined. Among the Shinto gods, it is especially known as a ``god whose divine object is a torii gate,'' and it is also famous as a shrine of torii gates. In the precincts, there is a lion statue called ``Kashiwashi,'' which resembles a deer, and its name comes from the deer that lived in this area. In addition, Kasuga Taisha Shrine's Shinto Garden holds traditional Shinto rituals, such as Kagura performances in spring and autumn. In particular, the Kasuga Taisha Annual Festival is held on the third Sunday of March every year, and is known as a festival that attracts many worshipers and tourists.

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tanuki-kimono · 1 year

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[Kasuga] art by Miki Katoh used for their 2023 Goddesses Calendar (see past calendar here).

It depicts Himegami, one of the gods enshrined at Nara’s Kasuga Taisha. Because of Shinto and Buddhism syncretism, Himegami has been through the ages associated with both Amaterasu and Eleven-faces Kannon.

The deer is a kami familiar also associated with Kasuga Taisha, a famous depiction is the “Deer Mandala of Kasuga Shrine“:

The wisteria blossoms are a nod to the Fujiwara clan as Kasuga Taisha was their main shrine.

#japan #art #miki katoh #Himegami #kasuga taisha #deer #shika #sika deer #Deer Mandala of Kasuga Shrine #wisteria #fuji #fujiwara

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postcard-from-the-past · 12 days

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Kasuga Taisha Shinto shrine in Nare, Japan

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nippon-com · 8 months

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Kasuga Taisha's famous lanterns are lit only twice a year, for the Setsubun Mantōrō in early February and the Chūgen Mantōrō on August 14–15, while those in the Fujinami-no-ya Hall glimmer year round.

#Nara #Kasuga Taisha #shintō shrine

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cbjpeg · 6 months

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04.05.2023 | Nara, Japan

#japan #nara #kasuga taisha #shinto #shrine #zori #zetta #x100v #fujixseries

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crazyfox-archives · 1 year

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A hanging scroll of the Kasuga Mandara (春日曼荼羅), a mandala depicting the Buddhist deities thought to manifest as the local Kasuga deities at Kasuga Taisha Shrine (春日大社)

Color on silk dating to the 14th century from the collection of Hōzanji Temple (宝山寺) in the Monzenmachi neighborhood of Ikoma, Nara Prefecture

Image from the Ikoma City Digital Museum

#japanese religion #japanese art #buddhist art #曼荼羅 #mandala #奈良県 #nara prefecture #生駒市 #ikoma #宝山寺 #hozanji #真言律宗 #shingon ritsu #春日大社 #kasuga taisha #kasuga grand shrine #春日曼荼羅 #kasuga mandara #hanging scroll

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eclectic-and-passionate-blog · 1 year

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Nara, Kasuga Taisha Shrine

#japan #nara #kasuga taisha #shrine #memories

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itsmarjudgelove · 12 days

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Kasuga Taisha Shrine

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brownie-pics · 5 months

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くねくねしたボケの模様がオールドレンズっぽくて面白いｗ

’23.11.23 飛火野にて

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nobu11051991 · 11 months

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Nara Cycling Tour , Nakatani-do,Kofukuji temple,Nara park, Todaiji temple, Kasuga taisha shrine, wakakusa yama,all tourists spots in 1 day!

Nara Cycling Tour , Nakatani-do,Kofukuji temple,Nara park, Todaiji temple, Kasuga taisha shrine, wakakusa yama,all tourists spots in 1 day! Hi I’m Nobu, I like traveling overseas and in Japan, visited 25 countries! I’m a National Government Licensed Guide Interpreter of English for 8 years. For the people who are interested in and planning trip to Japan ,I show you hidden local information…

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#cycliing #deer #Kasuga taisha shrine #Nakatani-do #Nara Park #Nigatsudo #Todaiji temple #Tokyo travel tips

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lauravanarendonkbaugh · 2 months

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Get some popcorn, because I'm about to tell another tale from Japanese history.

(I like this terrible story.)

In AD 984, Prince Morasada ascended the Chrysanthemum Throne and became Emperor Kazan. He was 17 years old.

His mother was one of the influential Fujiwara clan, and "influential" is an insufficient word. The Fujiwara were tightly involved in imperial politics, married into every level of the royal family and holding most key ministerial positions. (In my Kitsune Tales stories, when Kaede takes the name of the Fujitani, that is my small nod to the Fujiwara of history.) Even today, over a millennium later, at the revered Kasuga Taisha in Nara (that's the Shintō shrine with the famous bowing deer), there is a gate that only the Fujiwara may use.

Fujiwara no Kaneie, Kazan's great-uncle, definitely had his fingers in all the political pies. But neither of Kazan's two principal consorts were Kaneie's daughters (one was a niece), so if either bore Kazan a son, Kaneie would not be entitled to a regent's position. There were two possible solutions: get an heir from one of Kaneie's daughters, or remove Kazan before he fathered an heir and replace him with someone in Kaneie's own line.

The opportunity opened in 985, when Kazan's favorite consort died, still in her teens. Fujiwara no Shishi was Kaneie's niece, but it was Kazan who mourned her. Beset by pressures of the competing ministers, grieving, and still only a teenager, Kazan likely fell into depression.

But Kazan's friend and cousin Michikane was there to support him. Michikane was only a few years older, and he knew well the pressures of the imperial court, being a Fifth Rank official himself. He empathized with Kazan and supported him in his increased religious studies, as Kazan sought solace in Buddhist teachings. When Kazan wondered aloud about leaving behind the world to follow a religious life, Michikane did not laugh, but encouraged him to think about it. When Kazan said he would like to become a monk, Michikane applauded his dedication. "And as the bonds between us are so strong," it is reported he said, "I will immediately join you, as a subject should serve his sovereign," and they would become monks together.

Plans were made, while Kaneie continued to apply political pressure. A message quietly passed to his two eldest sons prompted the three to take the imperial regalia -- the gods-gifts granting the divine right to rule -- out of the imperial palace and to Ichijō, son of a previous emperor. He was only 7; he would need a regent, and he was the son of Kaneie's daughter.

And finally, one summer midnight in 986, Kazan ordered his carriage out of the Sewing Hall Guard Gate. Some report that, as they rode out, Kazan hesitated. "Isn't this a bit hasty? Should we think it over?" But Michikane assured him he was doing the right thing, and further broke the news Kaneie had already sent the imperial regalia to his successor. Kazan conceded that there was no point to returning, and they went on to the temple Gangyō-ji.

Kazan shaved his head to take religious vows, but when he met his friend Michikane again, Michikane still had his hair. "I want to see my parents once more," Michikane explained through tears. (Culturally, he had a filial obligation to his parents, per Confucian teaching, and once he became a monk he would sever that connection. Wanting to see them once more was understandable.) "My parents won't prevent me from returning, though, and I'll come back soon to join you."

But Kazan, with slow realization, did not believe this last promise. He stared at Michikane. "You have deceived me."

"Why would I do such a thing?" Michikane protested. "I'll be back soon!" and then he left.

But the penny had dropped; Kazan now realized why Michikane would do such a thing. Michikane left the temple and joined the armed escort waiting for him, and they together rode home to his father, Fujiwara no Kaneie, regent to the new emperor.

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lantur · 28 days

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updates,

I got back home from Japan on March 16!! It's been such a busy time since then. I left again on the afternoon of March 18 to attend a work event in St. Louis, Missouri, and I just got back home again yesterday evening.

I was surprised to really enjoy St. Louis. I didn't know anything about the city before, but it's a beautiful place. There are so many flowering trees all over, and lots of green space with Forest Park. The Arch and the Wash U campus are impressive.

The work component of the trip was exhausting. I worked 7 AM - 7 PM every day, and it was very social. Between colleagues and other members of the public, I was literally talking to people for almost the entire time every day. Caffeine kept me going. Still, it was a positive experience. I got to meet my organization's staff in St. Louis, and they're really nice people. I also met dozens of other people who were very interested in the work we do.

But it's so good to be home. I've been gone pretty much constantly from March 7 until today. I missed the comforts of home, and Derek, and Westin.

Highlights of my last few days in Japan,

Visiting the massive Todai-ji Temple in Nara and the surrounding temple spaces. My visit in the morning lined up with several dozen students taking a trip there, and it was cute to see them so excited and enjoying the experience as well, ringing the bells at the temples and lighting candles and incense offerings. I lit an incense stick in front of the Great Buddha with them. :)

Matcha latte at a cafe overlooking Nara Park, as the deer harassed people for food.

The deer!! They were so cute! I saw baby deer too.

Walking up to Kasuga Taisha Shrine and exploring the surrounding areas, finding the deer on the way.

Walking in the old Nara neighborhood of Naramachi, where I bought the best strawberry daifuku I have ever had, and ate it while sitting on the banks of a lake.

I felt so very sad about my last evening in Gion, so I made it a special one with dinner at Gion Duck Noodles, dango, and the most delicious hot taiyaki filled with fresh chestnut cream.

The last thing I did in Kyoto was a shibori silk scarf dying class at the Kyoto Shibori Museum. It was a 1:1 workshop and the instructors at the museum were so kind and hospitable. I'm thrilled with the scarf I made!

My last afternoon in Tokyo was a chill one. I got a foot massage, went out for dinner, and visited my beloved sento public baths one last time. The peak relaxation of those baths ended up being one of my favorite Japan experiences. ❤️

I did some shopping on Saturday before heading to the airport, and it was a smooth 11-hour direct flight home. I'm glad to be home with my family and friends, but I miss Japan. The food, the ease of public transport, the public baths... My heart was happy there. The vibes were good. I felt sadder upon leaving Kyoto than I ever have for any other trips.

I've wanted to go to Japan since I was 12. I'm so happy I finally got to experience that dream come true, and I still hope I can go again someday and explore more of the country. ❤️

#lanturing

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volchyayagoda · 6 months

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i don't think i ever posted much about our trip to japan, and today i starting thinking about some of favorite memories, so here, you guys can have them too:

walking through a field-y part of ueno zoo behind a group of college boys who had made up a call and response song about aye-ayes. funny kings one and all

the group of girls with a bubble machine at shibuya crossing late in the evening who were clearly having the time of their lives

the two extremely sweet older ladies who were handing out samples of, i think some kind of jelly?, at a food court who were very excited to practice their english with us while i was trying to practice my japanese with them. they were even more excited when we told them we were from reno and started telling us how much they loved las vegas

walking along the path to ueno shrine, where some of the sakura had bloomed early

hanging out at nara park and watching a drama unfold where a little boy (maybe 5 or 6?) wanted to feed the deer, apparently not expecting the deer to be so aggressive when you have senbei for them, and a minute later watching this same boy run away from the deer, who followed, while screaming for his dad to help him, and his dad just stood there cracking up. like, me if i was a dad, honestly. the boy was fine btw

going to tokyo tower at night, which i had wanted to do since i was 12-years-old, and meeting a subaru cosplayer. things that make me think "actually fate IS real"

trying to get up the courage to ask a mandarake employee where to find the saiyuki doujinshi for kate, and while kate and i were discussing this, another customer overheard me and asked if i wanted help, and then very kindly asked for me. this actually gave me the courage to ask where to find the berserk doujinshi later (:

the very nice older man on a packed evening train who offered kate his seat, which was a godsend because her feet were dead after a full day of shopping

our first taxi driver, who was unfortunately very soft-spoken, speaking with me in japanese even though i had to keep asking him to repeat himself bc i couldn't Hear, and telling me i spoke beautifully, which i know actually means "it's very nice that you're trying", but was still very sweet to hear like right after getting off the plane

the little ramen-ya that sat six people we found in osaka where i had the best ramen i have ever tasted in my fucking life. i dream about her every day

seeing all the girls around kyoto who were dressed in kimono for graduation.

going to kasuga-taisha shrine. i'm not religious in any way, but it was a very like...meaningful experience. that's the non-corniest way i can put it lol

watching the real life mario kart tournament happening on some cordoned off streets while we were walking back to the train from tokyo tower. the little carts were so fucking funny and it was absolutely delightful

walking down the street in kyoto and seeing a man cycle past us with his sleeping shiba inu tucked into like, a baby sling on his chest

THIS BIG FUCKING CRAB ANIMATRONIC IN OSAKA. IT MOVES! BEHOLD THIS STILL IMAGE

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