Nara » Asuka, Kashihara
Japan’s oldest shrine mentioned in Kojiki and Nihonshoki
Dedicated to Kamatoku Fujiwara, a central figure in the Taika Reform of the Taika Era
Appearing in many classical literature
Where the Yin-Yang Master Abe Seimei practiced Yin-Yang path
The place where the palace capital was established in the 7th century
Japan’s first Buddhist temple with a full-scale temple complex
Japan’s largest square burial mound with a huge stone chamber
One of the oldest temples in Japan with impressive carvings of Indian origin