List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto
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These are some, but not all of the Shinto shrines in the municipality of Kyoto and Kyoto Prefecture:
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[edit] Shrines of Heian Kyoto (794-1229)
- The Kamigamo Shrine (上賀茂神社 Kamikamo-jinja[1]) The formal name: Kamo Wakeikaduchi Shrine (賀茂別雷神社). See Kamo Shrines.
- The Shimogamo Shrine (下鴨神社 Shimokamo-jinja[1]) The formal name: Kamo Mioya Shrine (賀茂御祖神社). See Kamo Shrines.
- The Matsunoo Shrine (松尾大社 Matsunoo-jinja[1])
- The Yasaka Shrine (祇園社 Gionsha or 八坂神社 Yasaka-jinja[1])
- The Imamiya Shrine
- The Fushimi Inari-taisha (伏見稲荷大社 Inari-jinja[2])
- The Hirano Shrine (平野神社 Hirano-jinja[2]) — link to photos of shrine
- The Iwashimizu Shrine (岩清水八幡宮 Iwashimizu Otokoyama Hachiman Gu[3])
- The Yoshida Shrine (吉田神社 Yoshida-jinja[3]) — link to photo and directions to shrine — link to photo of entrance to shrine
- The Kitano Tenman-gū (北野天満宮 Kitano-jinja[3]) — link to photo of shrine
[edit] Shrines of Momoyama Kyoto (1582-1615)
- The Hokoku-jinja[4]
[edit] Shrines of Kyoto at peace (1615-1869)
- The Shiramine Jingu (白峯神宮 Shiramine-gu[5])
- The Goo Shrine (護王神社 Goo-jinja[6]) — link to photo of shrine — boars at this shrine
- The Nashinoki Shrine (梨木神社 Nashinoki-jinja[7])
- The Kenkun Shrine (建勲神社 Kenkun-jinja[7])
- The Heian-jingu[8]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Ponsonby-Fane, Richard A. B. (1956). Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869. Kyoto: The Ponsonby Memorial Society.
