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The second of the two Kamo-jinja, the traditionally linked Kamo shrines of Kyoto, which serve the function of protecting Kyoto from malign influences. The shrine is dedicated to the veneration of Tamayori-hime (玉依姫; lit., the spirit-inviting maiden) and her father, Kamo Taketsunomi (賀茂建角身). Kyōōgokoku-ji (教王護国寺)
List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto includes many Shinto shrines; but this list encompasses only some of the 400 Shinto shrines with scattered locations throughout the municipality of Kyoto and the prefecture of Kyoto: [1] The Kamo Shrine predates the founding of Heian-kyō. Kamigamo Shrine (上賀茂神社, Kamikamo-jinja), formally called Kamo ...
The precincts of the shrine are designated as a historic site by the Kyoto City Government, as the shrine is important in examining the rituals and culture of immigrants in ancient Kyoto. In addition, according to the "Map of Matsuo Shrine precincts" from the Muromachi period, the shrine once had a main hall, worship hall, as well as a palace ...
Kiyomizu-dera is located in the foothills of Mount Otowa, part of the Higashiyama mountain range that dominates eastern Kyoto. The main hall has a large veranda, supported by tall pillars, that juts out over the hillside and offers views of the city.
Toyokuni Shrine (豊国神社, Toyokuni-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It was built in 1599 to commemorate Toyotomi Hideyoshi . It is the location of the first tamaya (a Shinto altar for ancestor worship ) ever constructed, which was later destroyed by the Tokugawa clan .
The shrine was dedicated to Michizane; and in 986, the scholar-bureaucrat was deified and the title of "Tenjin" was conferred. A maiko serving tea at the plum blossom festival. The grounds are filled with Michizane's favorite tree, the red and white ume or plum blossom, and when they blossom the shrine is often very crowded.
The Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine (京都霊山護国神社, Kyōto Ryōzen Gokoku Jinja) is a Shinto Shrine located in Kyoto, Japan.It honors the heroes of Japan, especially from the period of the Bakumatsu period and the Meiji Restoration, [1] most famously Sakamoto Ryōma and his associate Nakaoka Shintarō, who are buried side by side in the shrine.
The shrine's Heian period connections with the Kyoto and the Imperial family date from its founding in 859 (Jōgan 1) [1] when construction on its earliest structures commenced. [2] Shrine tradition explains that Emperor Seiwa ordered the shrine to be built in obeisance to an oracle in which the god Hachiman expressed the desire to be near to ...