Kamigamo Jinja
Kamigamo jinja (上賀茂神社) is officially called Kamo wake ikazuchi shrine (賀茂別雷神社) and the most important shrine in Yamashiro province now called Kyoto province. This shrine has been designed as one of the world heritage “Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto” in 1994.
This shrine was established in 678 A.D.
Enshrined Deity :
Kamo Wake Ikazuchi no mikoto (賀茂別雷命)
Address
339 Motoyama, Kamigamo, Kita-ku, Kyoto
Access
5 min walk from "Kamigamo Misonobashi" Sta. Bus no.4/31/32/34/35/37
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