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" |