categoryshrines
areaKasugayama area
Kasuga Shrine
Kasuga Shrine became the source of the name of Kasugayama Castle. For 500 years the shrine was located on the summit of Mt.Kasuga but it has been at its current location for 600 years. The shrine is a branch of the main Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara and is the first shrine to appear in records for the whole of Kasuga Shrines throughout the country. People have prayed at the shrine since the days of Uesugi Kenshin and for local people in particular it is the guardian deity of their birthplace .
detail information
Name of places: | Kasuga Shrine |
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Address: | Kasuga 18 Joetsu-shi, Niigata |
Traffic access(train): | Take the Echigo Tokimeki Myoko Haneuma Line to Kasugayama Station and from there it's 20 minutes on foot. |
Traffic access(bus): | Take Kubiki Bus to Rinsenji Iriguchi and from there it's five minutes on foot. |
Traffic access(car): | By Hokuriku Expressway: 15 minutes from the Joetsu IC exit By Joshin-etsu Expressway: 20 minutes from the Joetsu-Takada IC exit |
Tel: | 025-525-2010 |
Fax: | 025-525-2010 |
Business hours: | 6:00~18:00 Opening are hours are extended in spring, the autumn festival, the Kenshin Festival and New Years. |
Average time to see: | 30min |
Fee: | Free admission. Amount of monetary offerings are up to visitors. |
Car parking: | Free parking for 10 vehicles on the road approching the shrine and for 30 vehicles on the shrine grounds. |