Mount+Kasuga-yama

Mount Kasuga-yama's location is in the northern area of Nara. People have been prohibited to cut down trees on the mountain for more than 1000 years.This was established in the mid ninth century. The mountain was preserved because of the Kauga-taisha shrine. The shrine its self, was built to protect the ancient capital city ,Heijo-kyo, it was built at the western foot of the mountain. Due to the fact that the forest has been untouched for many years, it has returned to its primeval state, because of this in 1955 the area was made a Special Natural Monument. Also, many rare animals and insects live in it. Some of the rare animals and insects in the forest are forest green frogs, euterphosia cicada, and clouded salamanders.

edited and written by Blair Tuider