Takenobu Inari Shrine

What it is

• Founded in February 859 by Fujiwara no Yoshisuke.
• Dedicated to Ukanomitama-no-Okami, Sadahiko-no-Okami, and Omiyame-no-Okami.
• Served as a guardian shrine for Kangakuin and Enmyoin facilities.
• Became a village shrine in 1877.

What to see

• Large hackberry tree, a Kyoto City Natural Monument.
• The hackberry tree is over 850 years old.
• Sub-shrines include Miyahime-sha, Tokichi Myojin, and Hakusei-sha.

Getting there

• From Omiya Station on the Hankyu Kyoto Line.
• From Shijo-Omiya Station on the Keifuku Arashiyama Main Line.
• From Nijo Station on the Sanin Main Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.