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Kamowakeikazuchi-jinja (Kamigamo Shrine)

Kamigamo Shrine is a Shinto sanctuary on the banks of the Kamo River in northern Kyoto, first founded in 678. Its formal name is Kamo-wakeikazuchi Shrine. The shrine is dedicated to Kamo Wake-ikazuchi, the kami of thunder, and is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period.

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Kamowakeikazuchi-jinja (Kamigamo Shrine)

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