Arashiyama shrine enshrining Confucian master Kiyohara Yorinaga, legendary for stopping an imperial ox-cart and adorned with 4,000 red votive plaques from entertainers
An ancient shrine in Arashiyama enshrining Kiyohara no Yorinaga (1122–1189). The shrine\'s name is said to derive from the occasion when the shaft of a court ox-cart broke in front of the shrine during a royal visit by Retired Emperor Go-Saga to Arashiyama. The Geinojinja (Performing Arts Shrine) within the precinct enshrines Ame-no-Uzume no Mikoto; the sight of about 4,000 red votive plaques with…
Kurumazaki Shrine is dedicated to Kiyohara no Yorinaga (1122–1189), a renowned Confucian scholar and master of classical Chinese learning (Myōgyōdō) who flourished in the late Heian period. After his death in 1189, a shrine is said to have been established at the site of his residence or grave. The …
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