Kibune Shrine (貴船神社 Kibune Jinja ), also known as Kifune Jinja, is a Shinto shrine located at Sakyō-ku in Kyoto, Japan.
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The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period.[1] In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines including the Kibune Shrine.[2]
From 1871 through 1946, the Kibune Shrine was officially designated one of the Kanpei-chūsha (官幣中社 ), meaning that it stood in the second rank of government supported shrines. [3]
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