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*''Established: [[876]]''
*''Other Names'': 祇園社 ''(Gion-sha)''
*''Japanese'': 八坂神社 ''(Yasaka jinja)''
Yasaka Shrine, known as Gion Shrine up until the [[Meiji period]], is the central [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Kyoto]]'s [[Gion]] district. The shrine faces Shijô-dôri, and backs on [[Maruyama Park]].
The shrine shares its origin with the [[Gion Matsuri]] (Gion Festival). In [[876]], the priest Enjo established the shrine, and invited Emperor Gozu, the ''[[kami]]'' of preventing illnesses, to the site, in the hopes of combatting the diseases and disasters that Kyoto was suffering from at the time.
The Western Gate of the shrine, facing Higashiyama-dôri, is said to date to the [[Muromachi period]], and has been designated an [[Important Cultural Property]]. The main hall (''honden'') is also an Important Cultural Property, and is said to have previously belonged to [[Kankei-ji]], a Buddhist temple founded by [[Fujiwara no Mototsune]] in the early [[Heian period]].
Yasaka Shrine is dedicated to [[Susano-o]]-no-Mikoto, Kushinada-hime-no-Mikoto, and their son Yahashira-kami, and is a particularly popular site for New Year's visits.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Yasaka+Shrine,+Higashiyama+Ward,+Kyoto+Prefecture,+Japan&hl=en&ll=35.004295,135.778495&spn=0.004816,0.004334&sll=34.414186,-119.859201&sspn=0.019401,0.017338&oq=yasaka&hq=Yasaka+Shrine,+Higashiyama+Ward,+Kyoto+Prefecture,+Japan&t=h&z=17 Yasaka Shrine on Google Maps]
[[Category:Shrines]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]
*''Other Names'': 祇園社 ''(Gion-sha)''
*''Japanese'': 八坂神社 ''(Yasaka jinja)''
Yasaka Shrine, known as Gion Shrine up until the [[Meiji period]], is the central [[Shinto shrine]] in [[Kyoto]]'s [[Gion]] district. The shrine faces Shijô-dôri, and backs on [[Maruyama Park]].
The shrine shares its origin with the [[Gion Matsuri]] (Gion Festival). In [[876]], the priest Enjo established the shrine, and invited Emperor Gozu, the ''[[kami]]'' of preventing illnesses, to the site, in the hopes of combatting the diseases and disasters that Kyoto was suffering from at the time.
The Western Gate of the shrine, facing Higashiyama-dôri, is said to date to the [[Muromachi period]], and has been designated an [[Important Cultural Property]]. The main hall (''honden'') is also an Important Cultural Property, and is said to have previously belonged to [[Kankei-ji]], a Buddhist temple founded by [[Fujiwara no Mototsune]] in the early [[Heian period]].
Yasaka Shrine is dedicated to [[Susano-o]]-no-Mikoto, Kushinada-hime-no-Mikoto, and their son Yahashira-kami, and is a particularly popular site for New Year's visits.
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==References==
*Plaques on-site.
==External Links==
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Yasaka+Shrine,+Higashiyama+Ward,+Kyoto+Prefecture,+Japan&hl=en&ll=35.004295,135.778495&spn=0.004816,0.004334&sll=34.414186,-119.859201&sspn=0.019401,0.017338&oq=yasaka&hq=Yasaka+Shrine,+Higashiyama+Ward,+Kyoto+Prefecture,+Japan&t=h&z=17 Yasaka Shrine on Google Maps]
[[Category:Shrines]]
[[Category:Heian Period]]