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Oharano Shrine
京都府
An ancient Nijunisha shrine where the Fujiwara clan's tutelary deity was transferred from Kasuga Taisha — called 'the Kasuga of Kyoto'
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784
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3 min walk from Hankyu Bus Minami-Kasugacho stop
1152 Minami-Kasugacho, Oharano, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto
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Shrine
Founded 784
1242 years
Enshrined Deity
武甕槌神
経津主神
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天児屋根命
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比売神
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Overview
Oharano Shrine is an ancient shrine enshrined in Minami-Kasugacho, Oharano, Nishikyo-ku, also called \'the Kasuga Taisha of Kyoto,\' and one of the Nijunisha (middle shrines). It was founded in 784 when the capital was moved to Nagaokakyo and deities were enshrined from the Kasuga Taisha in Nara; as the tutelary shrine of the Fujiwara clan, generations of Emperors and court nobles made repeated vi…
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Origins
Oharano Shrine traces its origins to 784, when Emperor Kanmu relocated the capital from Heijokyo to Nagaokakyo and the Fujiwara clan enshrined the four deities of Kasuga Taisha in Nara at this site in Oharano. Even after the capital was moved again to Heiankyo (Kyoto) in 794, the shrine continued to…
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Derived from the enshrined deity "武甕槌神・経津主神・天児屋根命・比売神"
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Hours
Grounds open for worship at all times, open year-round
Admission
Free admission
As of 2026-07-17. Subject to change.
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