Kamo Shrine
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A pair of torii gates at Shimogamo Shrine. | |
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Affiliation | Shinto |
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Both are associated with the Kamo clan[2] who is believed to have established the Shrines.[3]
The shrines have a large combined Chinju no Mori called Tadasu no Mori[4], which was designated a World Cultural Heritage Site site along with the other local shrines[5]
They are in the site Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)[6]
Kamo Shrine Media
Sazare-Ishi (conglomerate rock) alludes to pebbles which are said to grow into boulders as described in the lyrics of Kimi ga Yo.
References
- ↑ McCullough, Helen Craig. (1994). Genji and Heike: selections from The tale of Genji and The tale of the Heike, p. 474; Iwao, Seiichi et al. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon, p. 1405; Kyoto Prefectural Government Tourism Division: Kamigamo Archived 2009-08-28 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Nelson, John K. (2000). Enduring Identities: The Guise of Shinto in Contemporary Japan, pp. 92-99.
- ↑ Iwaso, p. 1712.
- ↑ Terry, Philip. (1914). Terry's Japanese empire, p. 479.
- ↑ Shimogamo-jinja: "Tadasu-no-mori (Forest of justice)" Archived 2019-03-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Kamigamo-jinja: "Links" Archived 2009-02-21 at the Wayback Machine; Shimogamo-jinja: "Tadasu-no-mori (Forest of justice)" Archived 2019-03-19 at the Wayback Machine.