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Kamigamo Shrine

Kamigamo Shrine is an important Shinto sanctuary on the banks of the Kamo River in north Kyoto, first founded in 678. Its formal name is the Kamo-wakeikazuchi Shrine.
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  • Opening hours: 8:30 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Kita-ku, Kyōto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kami-Gamo Shrine”, “Kamo-wake-ikazuchi Shrine”, “Kamo-wakeikazuchi Shrine”, “Kamowake Ikazuchi Shrine”, “Kamowakeikazuchi Shrine”, and “Yamashiro Ichinomiya”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Koryo Museum of Art and Kyoto Botanical Garden.

Museum
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The is a Korean art museum in , Japan. It was opened on October 25, 1988. is situated 690 metres south of Kamigamo Shrine.

Garden
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The , also known as the Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden, is a major botanical garden with conservatory located next to the , Hangi-cho Simogamo, , Kyoto, . is situated 1½ km southeast of Kamigamo Shrine.

Buddhist temple
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is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 540 metres east of Kamigamo Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sakyō-ku and Kamigyō-ku.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . It is located in the northeastern part of the city. is situated 2½ km southeast of Kamigamo Shrine.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , . The ward was a district of residences for the royalty, aristocrats, and upper classes in the old capital of JapanーHeian-ky. is situated 3½ km south of Kamigamo Shrine.

Neighborhood
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Kyoto Gyoen National Garden is a 65-hectare national garden of Japan that was established after the Japanese capital was transferred from Kyoto to Tokyo. It is situated around the . is situated 4 km south of Kamigamo Shrine.

Kamigamo Shrine

Latitude
35.06034° or 35° 3′ 37″ north
Longitude
135.75255° or 135° 45′ 9″ east
Elevation
94 metres (308 feet)
Open location code
8Q7Q3Q63+42
Open­Street­Map ID
way 98106482
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­heritage
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Geo­Names ID
11668842
Wiki­data ID
Q700448
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Turkish—“Kamigamo Shrine” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كاميجامو-المزار”
  • Arabic: “معبد كاميغامو”
  • Burmese: “ခမိဂမိုနတ်ကျောင်း”
  • Catalan: “Santuari de Kamigamo”
  • Catalan: “Santuari Kamigamo”
  • Chinese: “上賀茂神社”
  • Chinese: “上贺茂神社”
  • Chinese: “賀茂別雷神社”
  • Chinese: “贺茂别雷神社”
  • Dutch: “Kamigamo Shrine”
  • Dutch: “Kamigamo-schrijn”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مزار كامى جامو”
  • Esperanto: “Sanktejo Kamigamo”
  • Finnish: “Kamigamo-jinja”
  • French: “Kamigamo-jinja”
  • French: “sanctuaire Kamigamo”
  • French: “Sanctuaire Kamigamo”
  • Greek: “Ναός Καμιγκάμο”
  • Hungarian: “Kamigamo szentély”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Kamigamo”
  • Japanese: “Kamigamo-jinja”
  • Japanese: “かみがもじんじゃ”
  • Japanese: “上賀茂社”
  • Japanese: “上賀茂神社”
  • Japanese: “山城国一宮”
  • Japanese: “賀茂別雷神社”
  • Korean: “가모와케이카즈치 신사”
  • Korean: “가미가모 신사”
  • Latin: “Templum Kamigamo”
  • Nepali: “कामिगामो तीर्थ”
  • Persian: “معبد کامیگامو”
  • Polish: “Kamigamo-jinja”
  • Portuguese: “Kamowakeikazuchi-jinja”
  • Portuguese: “Santuário de Kamigamo”
  • Portuguese: “Santuário Kamo”
  • Russian: “Камигамо-дзиндзя”
  • Russian: “Камигано-дзиндзя”
  • Russian: “святилице Камигамо”
  • Slovenian: “Svetišče Kamigamo”
  • Spanish: “Kamowakeikazuchi-jinja”
  • Spanish: “Santuario de Kamigamo”
  • Spanish: “santuario Kamigamo”
  • Spanish: “Santuario Kamigamo”
  • Swedish: “Kamowakeikazuchi-jinja”
  • Thai: “ศาลเจ้าคะมิงะโมะ”
  • Thai: “ศาลเจ้าคามิงาโมะ”
  • Turkish: “Kamigamo Tapınağı”

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