Group of lanterns. Kasuga Taisha Shinto Shrine. Nara. Japan
Group of lanterns from the 3000 total lanterns on Shrine donated by worshippers. Kasuga Taisha Shinto Shrine (8th century), added to Unesco's World Heritage List in 1998. This is one of the Three Great Shrines of Japan located at Western foot of sacred mountains Mikasa and Kasuga. Nara City (first capital of unified Japan from 710 to 784) Nara Prefecture. Japan. Date picture: October 2004.
Size: 5200px × 3480px
Photo credit: © Miguel Angel Muñoz Pellicer / Alamy / Afripics
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