The ema tablet features a white deer in tribute to a legend that says the deity of Kasuga Taisha shrine rode on the back of a white deer to travel to the shrine from Kashima Jingu shrine in ...
NARA--Priceless treasures from Kasuga Taisha here are on display to celebrate the rebuilding of Wakamiyajinja, an auxiliary shrine within the complex. The renovation, called “shikinen zotai ...