As the site of Kasuga Taisha Shrine, Mount Kasuga is a sacred mountain, and as such, for over 1,000 years, the felling of trees from its forests has been forbidden. Because of this, ancient evergreen oaks and beech trees grow here in this virgin forest of evergreens and deciduous trees. The depths of this forest are dark even during the daytime, and are home to such rare creatures as the forest green tree frog, the hime-haru cicada, and the clouded salamander. In 1955, the forest was nationally designated as a special natural momument, and in 1998 was registered as a World Heritage Site.
Basic Information
| Address | Kasugano-cho, Nara |
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| Access | JR/Kintetsu Nara Station: 5 minute walk from "Kasuga Taisha Hon-den" bus stop on the bus to Kasuga Taisha Shrine Main Hall (Hon-den). |
| Parking | Not available |
Nearby Locations
Nara Okuyama Driveway – Toll road leading to the summit of Mt. Wakakusa
Zoushi-cho - Byakugoji-cho, Nara City
Nearby Accommodation
Todai-ji Temple/Nara Park 
Nara-machi 
Heijo Palace/Saki/Saho-ji 
Kita-machi 
Tomio/Gakuen-mae 
Saidai-ji Temple/Nishi-no-kyo/Daian-ji Temple 
Kiyosumi-no-Sato 
Takisaka-no-Michi Path 
Yagyu 
Tsukigase 
Tawara 
Tsuge 
JR奈良駅周辺 
高畑 
