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Kyoto Shrine

Hataeda-hachimangu

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幡枝八幡宮

Ancient imperial prayer shrine with unique artifacts and subsidiary shrines.

Hataeda-hachimangu
龍岳 CC BY-SA 4.0 resized via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

  • A shrine in Kyoto, founded in 894.
  • Originally named Oji-yama Hachimangu.
  • Served as an imperial prayer temple for the imperial family.
  • Received offerings from emperors, including rice fields.

What to see

  • A vermilion seal from Yamashiro Province.
  • A katana by Omi Tadahiro IV, dedicated in the Genroku era.
  • A tsuba (sword guard) reportedly donated by Ashikaga Yoshimitsu.
  • Kifune Shrine, a subsidiary shrine, enshrining Takaokami no Kami.
  • Iwagami-sha, enshrining a sacred rock as its deity.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

京都府京都市左京区岩倉幡枝町1118 Open in Google Maps

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