Atago Shrine Kyoto

Atago Shrine is a Shinto shrine on Mount Atago, the northwest of Kyoto, Japan. Enshrined is Atago Gongen who protects Kyoto from fire. Shugendō practices and a place for worship are known from the eighth century. The late-Kamakura period Honden has been designated an Important Cultural Property. Atago Jinja is the head of nine hundred …
Atago Shrine is a Shinto shrine on Mount Atago, the northwest of Kyoto, Japan. Enshrined is Atago Gongen who protects Kyoto from fire. Shugendō practices and a place for worship are known from the eighth century. The late-Kamakura period Honden has been designated an Important Cultural Property. Atago Jinja is the head of nine hundred Atago shrines throughout Japan.
  • Location: Atago-chō, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto
  • Affiliation: Shinto
  • Deity: Atago Gongen
  • Festival: Sen-nichi Tsuyasai (July 31)
  • Founder: En no Ozunu, Taichō
  • Date established: 701 - 704
  • Type: Atago shrine
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