Kamigamo Shrine
| Kamigamo Shrine 上賀茂神社 |
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Shikinaisya Twenty-Two Shrines Yamashiro no Kuni ichinomiya Former kanpeitaisha Chokusaisha Beppyo jinja |
| Dedicated to | Kamowakeikaduchinomikoto |
| Founded | 678 |
| Reisai |
Aoi Matsuri (Kamo no Matsuri; May 15th) |
| Honden style | Sangensya-Nagare-zukuri |
| Address | 339 Kamigamomotoyama, Kita-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture |
| Website | www |
 Glossary of Shinto
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Kamigamo Shrine (上賀茂神社 Kamigamo Jinja?) 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 (賀茂別雷神社 Kamo-wakeikazuchi jinja?).
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. The term Kamo-jinja in Japanese is a general reference to Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine, the traditionally linked Kamo shrines of Kyoto. The Kamo-jinja serve the function of protecting Kyoto from malign influences.
The jinja name identifies the Kamo family of kami or deities who are venerated. The name also refers to the ambit of shrine's nearby woods, which are vestiges of the primeval forest of Tadasu no Mori. In addition, the shrine name references the area's early inhabitants, the Kamo clan, many of whom continue to live near the shrine their ancestors traditionally served.
Kamogamo Shrine is dedicated to the veneration of Kamo Wake-ikazuchi, the kami of thunder.
The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period.
Records from the reign of Emperor Heizei (806-809) mention that Kamo-mioya jinja was amongst a select number of establishments which had been granted a divine seal for use on documents. The seal would have been enshrined in its own unique mikoshi (Oshite jinja). This granting of a special seal and the practices associated with its use and preservation conformed to a pattern established by Emperor Kōnin (770–781) in 778 (Hōki 9).
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