Mindfulness of the changing seasons is part of Japanese culture, and it’s inherent in shrine visiting too. Today I took a walk through Yoahida Shrine here in Kyoto, where there was a belated Shichi-go-san ceremony going on against a … Read the rest
Category: Kyoto shrines (Page 19 of 28)
Recently on my visits to Kyoto shrines I’ve been to a shrine dedicated to a clan founder (Awata Jinja) and one to a Yamato leader who became a kami of pottery (Toki Jinja, aka Wakamiya Hachiman-gu). Now I’d like … Read the rest
On a recent visit to Kiyomizu Temple here in Kyoto, I happened to come across Wakamiya Hachiman-gu, which also calls itself the Pottery Shrine. It’s on Gojo street, at the bottom of the slope leading up to the temple, … Read the rest
Just a reminder that Oct 22 is a big day for Kyoto, with the Jidai Matsuri (Festival of Ages) during the daytime and the Kurama Hi Matsuri (Fire Festival) in the evening. The former is run by Heian Shrine and … Read the rest
Another gorgeous day of autumn sunshine in Kyoto, and another glorious weekend festival at the intriguing Awata Shrine on the eastern side of Kyoto. The shrine used to be part of a Shinto-Buddhist complex based around its neighbour Shoren-in, … Read the rest
Glorious autumn sunshine, Kyoto, and the season for Shinto festivals – what could be finer. Amongst the festivals this weekend was the Taisai (Big Festival) of Yasui Konpira-gu. This is when the kami spirit is transferred temporarily into a … Read the rest
From Kurama Temple, the path leads up to the top of the hill where there are a number of subshrines and an area of knotted tree roots. One of the subshrines (Mao-den) houses the meteorite on which the deity … Read the rest