Kansai
Kyoto
Sakyō-ku

Shimogamo Shrine

Shimogamo Shrine is an important Shinto sanctuary in the Shimogamo district of city's Sakyō ward. Its formal name is Kamo-mioya Shrine. It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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  • Opening hours: 5:30 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Sakyō-ku, Kyōto, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kamo-mioya Shrine”, “Kamomioya Shrine”, “Shimo-Gamo Shrine”, “Shimogamo-Jinja”, and “Yamashiro Ichinomiya”
  • Address: 左京区下鴨泉川59
Photo: Yanajin33, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Demachiyanagi and Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Railway station
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Station is a railway station operated by the Keihan Electric Railway, located in , . It serves as the northern terminus for the Ōtō Line and the southern terminus for the Main Line of the Eizan Electric Railway. is situated 720 metres south of Shimogamo Shrine.

Castle
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The Kyōto Imperial Palace, also known as Dairi, is the former palace of the Emperor of Japan from 1337 to 1869 located in , , . Since the Meiji Restoration in 1869, the Emperors have resided at the , while the preservation of the was ordered in 1877. is situated 1½ km southwest of Shimogamo Shrine.

Railway station
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is a train station located in , , , . is situated 760 metres east of Shimogamo Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kamigyō-ku and Kyōto-Gyoen.

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.

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 .

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Northern Kyoto is graced with scores of centuries-old shrines and temples, including several World Heritage Sites. One of 's most famous attractions - the magnificent golden pavilion of Kinkaku-ji - can be found here.

Shimogamo Shrine

Latitude
35.03697° or 35° 2′ 13″ north
Longitude
135.77274° or 135° 46′ 22″ east
Elevation
63 metres (207 feet)
Open location code
8Q7Q2QPF+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
way 98106488
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Geo­Names ID
11668849
Wiki­data ID
Q701620
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Turkish—“Shimogamo Shrine” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Shimogamo santutegia”
  • Burmese: “ရှိမိုဂမိုနတ်ကျောင်း”
  • Catalan: “Santuari de Shimogamo”
  • Catalan: “Santuari Shimogamo”
  • Chinese: “下鴨神社”
  • Chinese: “下鸭神社”
  • Chinese: “賀茂御祖神社”
  • Chinese: “贺茂御祖神社”
  • Dutch: “Shimogamo Shrine”
  • Dutch: “Shimogamo-schrijn”
  • Esperanto: “Sanktejo Ŝimogamo”
  • Finnish: “Shimogamo-jinja”
  • French: “sanctuaire Shimogamo”
  • French: “Sanctuaire Shimogamo”
  • French: “Shimogamo-jinja”
  • Greek: “Ναός Σιμογκάμο”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Shimogamo”
  • Japanese: “Shimogamo-jinja”
  • Japanese: “しもがもじんじゃ”
  • Japanese: “下賀茂神社”
  • Japanese: “下鴨社”
  • Japanese: “下鴨神社”
  • Japanese: “山城国一宮”
  • Japanese: “賀茂御祖神社”
  • Korean: “가모미오야 신사”
  • Korean: “시모가모 신사”
  • Latin: “Templum Simogamo”
  • Persian: “معبد شیموگامو”
  • Polish: “Chram Shimogamo”
  • Polish: “Shimogamo-jinja”
  • Portuguese: “Kamomioya-jinja”
  • Russian: “святилище Симогамо”
  • Russian: “Симогамо-дзиндзя”
  • Slovenian: “Svetišče Šimogamo”
  • Spanish: “Santuario de Shimogamo”
  • Spanish: “Santuario Shimogamo”
  • Thai: “ศาลเจ้าชิโมงาโมะ”
  • Turkish: “Shimogamo Tapınağı”

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