NARA--Some of the finest swords of Japan’s feudal age are now on show at the Kasuga Taisha shrine here. Many of them are national treasures. What sets the blades apart is that they were ...

Legend says the deity at Kasuga Taisha shrine, located in Nara Park, arrived on a divine deer. Deer in the former area of Nara city before its merger have been designated as natural monuments and ...