Shimogamo Shrine Kyoto
Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, Japan. It is registered as a World Heritage Site and is a must-visit tourist spot if you come to Kyoto.
How to get to Shimogamo Shrine
You can reach Shimogamo Shrine in about 10 minutes on foot from Demachiyanagi Station, the end point of the Keihan Main Line of the Keihan Railway. If you go from Osaka, which is a popular place in Japan, it takes about an hour from Yodoyabashi, the first station, to Demachiyanagi. Day trips are also possible
Head to Shimogamo Shrine
There are several entrances, but I headed for the guide sign from Demachiyanagi Station to Shimogamo Shrine. If you look at the map, you can see that the site is large.
Shimogamo Shrine Tadasu no Mori
Tadasu-no-Mori, which stretches out in the triangular area between the Kamo and Takano rivers, is a vast forest of 120,000 square meters. It is often used in novels and anime. It was a mysterious space surrounded by trees
Shimogamo Shrine Kawai Shrine
Kawai Shrine has been enshrined as a shrine of Shimogamo Shrine for a long time, and is a shrine that has been worshiped as a female guardian. Tamayori-hime, the mother of Emperor Jimmu, is enshrined as a deity, and Tamayori-hime is as beautiful as a ball, so she has a deep faith as a beautiful god.
Kawai Shrine is famous for its hand mirror-shaped votive tablet called Kgami Ema. Many Kagami Ema are dedicated to the side of the main shrine.
This Kagami Ema uses the face drawn on the votive tablet as its own face, and makes up and dedicates it with the hope of becoming a beautiful woman.
Shimogamo Shrine Tower gate
From the tower gate to the middle gate is the place where worshipers gather most. Shichigosan pilgrimage was held during the traditional Japanese week.
Shimogamo Shrine Water fortune（Omikuji）
As for the water fortune(Omikuji), the letters emerge when I put the paper fortune on the Mitarai River, and my result was not so good. Money luck, love luck and travel luck were bad
Impressions of going to Shimogamo Shrine
Shimogamo Shrine is as old as Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto, in Tadasu no Mori.
The space is refreshing, surrounded by trees, and it really makes you want to go again. It is also possible to go on a day trip from Osaka, and it is also easy to reach from downtown Shijo Kawaramachi and Gion in Kyoto, so it is recommended because it is easily accessible.
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