Japanese title says "(10 prestigious and famous Shinto shrines in Nara Prefecture) 4K Nara residents naturally know them." 00:00 Opening 01:05 1 Kasuga Taisha Grand Shrine 04:46 2 Ikoma Taisha Grand Shrine 07:15 3 Tatsuta Taisha Grand Shrine 10:09 4 Hirose Taisha Grand Shrine 12:55 5 Ooyamato Shrine 16:16 6 Takakamo Shrine 19:47 7 Oomiwa Shrine 24:35 8 Isonokami Jingu imperial Shrine 28:05 9 Yoshino Jingu imperial Shrine 31:04 10 Kashihara Jingu imperial Shrine 34:40 Ending *Types of Shrines ・JINJYA (Shrine): An institution dedicated to the gods of Japan ・TAISYA (Grand Shrine): A shrine of higher rank, a head shrine facility that oversees affiliated shrines of the same name. ・JINGU (Imperial Shrine): A shrine whose deities are emperors or members of the imperial family. ・GU(Gu Shrine) : Shrines whose deities are important figures in Japanese history, excluding members of the imperial family. Japan's original country name NIPPON means "country under the sun," but the traditional name of the country when the capital was here in Nara was YAMATO. YAMATO means "land of great harmony between people and nature." For about 1,300 years since the Emperor established the capital of Japan in Nara, deer have been traditionally cherished as messengers of the sacred Gods of this island nation blessed with nature, until the present day. Unlike Buddhist temples, an imported religion that originated in India and entered Japan via China, Shinto shrines (Taisha, Jingu, Gu) are dedicated to the gods of Japan's ancient and unique religion. Strangely enough, the Japanese have chosen a path of coexistence and fusion, importing Buddhism but not exterminating the ancient tradition of Shintoism, and having the same people believe in both separately and concurrently in different situations. This is an extremely Japanese phenomenon.