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Yasaka Shrine
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Head of Gion Matsuri — Kyoto's Yasaka Shrine of warding and matchmaking
創建
656 年
種別
神社
Access
5 min walk from Keihan Gion-Shijo Station
625 Gion-machi Kitagawa, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
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Shrine
Founded 656
1370 years
Enshrined Deity
素戔嗚尊
概要
The head shrine of approximately 2,300 Yasaka and Gion shrines nationwide, said to have been founded in 656 when Iri Fune, an envoy from Goguryeo, enshrined Gozu Tenno at the foot of Gion Hill. Enshrining Susanoo no Mikoto as its principal deity alongside his consort Kushinadahime and eight divine children, the shrine is revered for blessings of warding off pestilence and for good relationships. I…
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According to tradition, Yasaka was founded in 656 when Iri Fune of Goguryeo enshrined Gozu Tenno at the foot of Gion Hill; another account dates the founding to 876 when the monk Ennyo built Kankei-ji and the Gion deity descended. The goryo-e rite for pestilence relief was held at Shinsen-en in 869 …
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Finding a partner, romantic success, marital harmony. Famed at Izumo Taisha, Jishu-jinja, and Kawagoe Hikawa.

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Gion Matsuri
The annual festival of Yasaka Shrine and one of Japan's three great festivals. Running throughout July, the Yamaboko Junko float processions on July 17 and 24 are the highlights. A UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage with over 1,100 years of history.

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