An ancient Kyoto shrine founded in 859 when Fujiwara no Yamakage invited the four deities of Kasuga Taisha. In the Muromachi period, Yoshida Kanetomo perfected 'Yuiitsu Shinto' (Yoshida Shinto), giving the shrine authority to oversee shrines throughout Japan. The Setsubun Festival in February draws about 500,000 worshippers as Kyoto's largest setsubun event. Known for blessings of warding off misf…

Yoshida Jinja was founded in 859 (the first year of the Jōgan era) when Fujiwara no Yamakage, a member of the northern Fujiwara clan, enshrined the four deities of Kasuga Taisha in Nara—Takemikazuchi-no-Mikoto, Futsunushi-no-Mikoto, Amenokoyane-no-Mikoto, and Himegami—on Yoshida Hill in Kyoto. The s…