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hondenWhile superficially completely different, the
kasuga-zukuri actually shares an ancestry with the most popular style in Japan, the
nagare-zukuri. The two for example share pillars set over a double-cross-shaped foundation and a roof which extends over the main entrance, covering a veranda. (The
Kasuga-zukuri is the only
tsumairi style to possess this last feature.) The foundation's configuration is typical not of permanent, but of temporary shrines, built to be periodically moved. This shows that, for example, both the
nagare-zukuri Kamo Shrine and Kasuga Taisha used to be dedicated to a mountain cult, and that they had to be moved to follow the movements of the
kami. The styles also both have a veranda in front of the main entrance, a detail which makes it likely they both evolved from a simple
gabled roof. ==Gallery==