Useful information
- Website: : http://www.shimogamo-jinja.or.jp
Description
Founded in the 6C (reconstructed in the 19C) by Emperor Kinmei, Shimogamo, along with its twin Kamigamo in the northwest, is one of the oldest shrines in the city. It is dedicated to the mountain god and his wife, the goddess of rivers, who are marvellously pampered in the heart of a large park irrigated by the Kamo-gawa River. A magnificent tree-lined avenue is the setting for the spectacular Hollyhock Festival (Aoi Matsuri), a long religious procession organised in mid-May as part of a purification ritual.
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Things to see and donearby
- The Green Guide1.82 Km - Kyoto
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Where to sleepnearby
- From ¥50,000Yadoya Kyoto Shimogamo494 m - Sakyo-ku Shimogamo Kibunecho 108-1, Kyoto
- From ¥32,670Riverte Kyoto Kamogawa921 m - Kamigyo-ku Seiryucho 202, Kyoto
- From ¥24,650Marikoji Inn Kyoto1.05 Km - Sakyo-ku Tanakaooicho 132-2, Kyoto
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Where to eatnearby
- Kyokaiseki Kichisen$$$$MICHELIN 2024416 m - 5 Shimogamo Morimotocho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
- Shimogamo Saryo$$$MICHELIN 2024561 m - 62 Shimogamo Miyakawacho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
- Aoikonshin Yamada$$$MICHELIN 2024703 m - 12-1 Shimogamo Nishihommachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
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