Kasuga Taisha is a Shinto shrine located in Kasuganomachi, Nara City, Nara Prefecture. It is a shrine listed in the Engishiki (a Heian period set of laws and regulations), and one of the Twenty-Two Shrines. Formerly a Kanpei Taisha (Imperial Shrine), it is now a Beppyo Jinja (Shrine of a Special Category) of the Association of Shinto Shrines. Its former name was "Kasuga Shrine," and its kamon (family crest) is "Sagari Fuji" (Wisteria). It is the head shrine of approximately 1,000 Kasuga Shrines nationwide. It is registered as one of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Nara" as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Kasuga Taisha Documents, Volumes 3 and 4, contain unedited documents from the families of the Kasuga Taisha shrine from the Heian period to the early Edo period. There are no markings, and it is in excellent condition.