#kasugataisha — Public Fediverse posts
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Unlike the more public-orientated Gion Festival (祇園祭), the Aoi Matsuri became 1 of the 'sanchoku-sai' (三勅祭), three great festivals held by imperial order.
🌩️The Kamo Shrines (賀茂神社)
🕊️Iwashimizu Hachimangū (石清水八幡宮)
🦌Kasuga Taisha (春日大社)#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #Shimogamojinja #IwashimizuHachimangu #KasugaTaisha
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Until the end of WWII Nara's deer were considered sacred, messengers of the 'sword god' Takemikazuchi (武甕槌大神).
Hailing from Kashima in Ibaraki (鹿嶋), it is said the god appeared on Mt. Mikasa (三笠山) riding a white deer, and was later enshrined at Kasuga-taisha (春日大社).
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🦌AUTUMN ESCAPADES WITH NAO-SAN🍁
when the deer cries
the red leaves too
fall like tears
鳴鹿に紅葉もほろりほろり哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1805.Autumn deepens at Mizuya-chaya (水谷茶屋).
The old teahouse sits in a small clearing between Tōdai-ji and Kasuga Taisha in Nara.#Nara #deer #奈良 #鹿 #autumn #NaraPark #Mizuyachaya #水谷茶屋 #秋 #momiji #紅葉 #KasugaTaisha #春日大社
