Kamigamo-jinja
Its formal name is the Kamowake-ikazuchi-jinja. One of the oldest shinto shrines in Japan is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. |
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| A monument showing the name of this shrine, "Kamotaisha" |
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| The Second Torii in the distance |
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| "Geheiden" |
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| Second Torii |
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| "Tatezuna", sand cones representing the mountain where the deity enshrined here descended |
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| Pine needles pierced on top of one of the sand cones |
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| "Chōzuya", ablution pavilion |
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| "Rōmon" gate |
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| "Chūmon", main gate |
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| The entrance of "Honden", main hall where the deity Kamowake-ikazuchi-no-kami is enshrined |
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| "Rōmon" (rear view) |
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| "Tamabashi" bridge in the foreground |
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| "Hashidono" (left) and "Tsuchinoya" (right) |
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| The emblem of this shrine "Futaba-aoi", Asarum caulescens |
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| Scarlet leaves of maple |
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| "Chōnoya" |
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rough location)