Saiin Kasuga Shrine

What it is

• Founded in 833 as a guardian shrine.
• Protected Emperor Junna's detached palace.
• Emperor Junna's daughter recovered from smallpox here.

What to see

• Four main halls stand on the grounds.
• A Kagura-den (dance hall) is present.
• A Mikoshi-gura (portable shrine storage) is here.
• Enshrines a sacred Hoso-ishi stone.
• Features a Nagi-ishi stone.
• A monument for war dead was moved here in 1928.

Getting there

• 3-minute walk from Saiin Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.