kamomioya shrine

kamomioya shrine. a UNESCO world heritage site in kyoto, japan.

the park called tadasu-no-mori (糺の森) surrounds kamomioya shrine (賀茂御祖神社), also commonly called shimogamo shrine (下鴨神社), in northern kyoto. kamomioya jinja is actually one half of the much larger complex called kamo shrine (賀茂神社). this is the lower shrine along the kamo river (鴨川), while the upper shrine is kamigamo jinja (上賀茂神社). both shrines together serve to protect kyoto from evil forces that were believed to come down the kamo river from the devil's gate (鬼門 - kimon).

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