Kamigamo Shrine
Shinto shrine in Kita-ku, Kyōto, Japan.
About
Kamigamo Shrine (上賀茂神社, Kamigamo Jinja) is an important Shinto sanctuary on the banks of the Kamo River in north Kyoto, first founded in 678. Its formal name is the Kamo-wakeikazuchi Shrine (賀茂別雷神社, Kamo-wakeikazuchi jinja). It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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Open map: Kamigamo Shrine and 8 nearby attractions35.06051, 135.75275 · Kyoto
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- Shimogamo Shrine: Mochi at Japanese Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons
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- Kyoto Imperial Palace: Saigen Jiro · CC0 · Commons
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- Nijō Castle: Keith Pomakis · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Commons
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