List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto includes many
Shinto shrine
A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more ''kami'', the deities of the Shinto religion.
Overview
Structurally, a Shinto shrine typically comprises several buildings.
The '' honden''Also called (本殿, meani ...
s; but this list encompasses only some of the 400 Shinto shrines with scattered locations throughout the municipality of
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
and the prefecture of
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
:
The
Kamo Shrine predates the founding of
Heian-kyō
Heian-kyō was one of several former names for the city now known as Kyoto. It was the official capital of Japan for over one thousand years, from 794 to 1868 with an interruption in 1180.
Emperor Kanmu established it as the capital in 794, mov ...
.
* , formally called .
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Shrines of Heian Kyoto (794–1229)
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Shrines of Momoyama Kyoto (1582–1615)
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Shrines of Kyoto at peace (1615–1869)
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Modern period (1869– present)
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See also
* List of Buddhist temples in Kyoto
There are 1,600 Buddhist temples scattered throughout the prefecture of Kyoto.
Nara period in Kyoto (710-794)
* , also known as or .
* Otagi Nenbutsuji Temple
Heian period in Kyoto (794-1229)
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Notes
References
* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard Arthur Brabazon. (1956)
''Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869.''
Kyoto: The Ponsonby Memorial Society.
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, Royall. (1992)
''Japanese Nō Dramas.''
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Kyoto Temples and Shrines
Photos of Kyoto
with over a hundred temples and shrines
Shinto Shrines
A is a structure whose main purpose is to house ("enshrine") one or more ''kami'', the deities of the Shinto religion.
Overview
Structurally, a Shinto shrine typically comprises several buildings.
The '' honden''Also called (本殿, meani ...
Kyoto
Kyoto (; Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Located in the Kansai region on the island of Honshu, Kyoto forms a part of the Keihanshin metropolitan area along with Osaka and Kobe. , the ci ...
Shinto shrines in Kyoto
Shinto () is a religion from Japan. Classified as an East Asian religion by scholars of religion, its practitioners often regard it as Japan's indigenous religion and as a nature religion. Scholars sometimes call its practitioners ''Shintoists ...
Kyoto, Shinto shrines