Shimogamo Shrine

Shimogamo Shrine is an important Shinto sanctuary in the Shimogamo district of city's . 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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  • Shinto shrine
  • …lies at an elevation of 63 metres (207 feet)
  • Opening hours: 5:30 AM–6:00 PM
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Sakyō-ku, Kyōto, Japan
  • Address: 左京区下鴨泉川59
  • Also known as
    “Kamo-mioya Shrine”
    “Shimogamo-Jinja”
    “Yamashiro Ichinomiya”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Demachiyanagi and Kyoto Imperial Palace.

Railway station
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Station is a railway station operated… is situated 720 metres south of Shimogamo Shrine.

Castle
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The Kyōto Imperial Palace, also known as Dairi… 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 Kyoto-Gyoen.

Suburb
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is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in , .

Neighborhood
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National Garden is a 65-hectare national…

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Northern Kyoto is graced with scores of centuries-old…

Shimogamo Shrine

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Latitude
35.03697° or 35° 2′ 13″ north
Longitude
135.77274° or 135° 46′ 22″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
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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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