Kamigamo Shrine | Japan

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Kamigamo Shrine is an important Shinto sanctuary on the banks of the Kamo River in north Kyoto. It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan, first founded in 678.

The shrine is part of the Unesco WHS, inscribed as “The Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities)”. This site consist of seventeen parts that are situated in Kyoto and surroundings.