is a

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shrine located in Nishikyō-ku,

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. Ōharano is dedicated to the Fujiwara tutelary kami,

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, who was said to have assisted in the founding of the state.

History

The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early

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. In 965,

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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 Ōharano Shrine. From 1871 through 1946, the Ōhorano Shrine was officially designated one of the , meaning that it stood in the second rank of government supported shrines.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' pp. 126.

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* Breen, John and

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. (2000)
''Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami.''
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. * McCullough, Helen Craig and Tsurayuki Ki. (1985).
''Kokin Wakashū: The First Imperial Anthology of Japanese Poetry.''
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. * Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962).
''Studies in Shinto and Shrines.''
Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. * ____________. (1959)
''The Imperial House of Japan.''
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