Gold Lantern Kasuga Shrine Nara

金提灯春日神社

Deep in Nara Park is the World Heritage site Kasuga Shrine.

It is a Shinto shrine established in 768 C.E. It was originally the shrine of the legendary Fujiwara family, and has been rebuilt several times in the ensuing centuries.

The Kasugayama Primeval Forest near it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is a wonderful, deep walk.

If you go early, the silence is deafening.

The Shrine is famous for its lanterns, most of which are bronze. However, gold lanterns like the one pictured are also common.

Details

6:30 to 17:30 (7:00 to 16:30 from November through March)

Closed: No closing days
Admission: Free (outer area), 500 yen (inner area)

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Kyoto Community Cycle

まちかどミナポート

Kyoto now has a public rental bike system.

The city sponsored Community Cycle program debuted on April 30th of this year, and now has four rental/return locations.

The four "stations" are near Kyoto Station, Sanjo Station, just north of the Manga Museum, and close to Marutamachi Station.

Fees start at 200 yen for the first hour, and then 100 yen for each additional hour.

The bikes are white single-gear bikes with a blue strip between the top tube and down tube.

Payment is with a credit card or a Pitapa IC card.

For those who plan on cycling all day, the private rental companies may be more economical.

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