Yasaka Shrine
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Inner Shrine
The inner shrine which is officially registered as an important cultural property is built in the Gion-Zukuri style of architecture which holds the two separate halls, one for praying, and the other a sanctuary for the deities, under a single roof. This particular style of Japanese shrine architecture looks remarkably similar to that of Buddhist temples and can only be seen at the Yasaka Shrine.
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Gion Festival
The Gion Festival is one of the top three festivals in Japan, and with its grand scope and 1,100 years of history, it could even be considered one of the greatest traditional festivals in the world. Every year for one whole month in July, various events are held during the Gion Festival. This famous festival is an event inseparable from the experience of summer in Kyoto. Also called “moving art museums,” many of the gloriously decorated festival floats called "yamaboko" are designated as important tangible folk-cultural properties as well as objects of intangible cultural heritage.
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Blessing Couples
Also worthy of attention at the Yasaka Shrine is Okuni-nushinokana, the famous deity who presides over blessing the fortunes of couples. Within the precincts of the shrine one can write their wishes of love on ema (wooden plaques) as well as purchase omikuji (fortunes) which will tell of their coming romantic fortune.
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Inner Shrine
The inner shrine which is officially registered as an important cultural property is built in the Gion-Zukuri style of architecture which holds the two separate halls, one for praying, and the other a sanctuary for the deities, under a single roof. This particular style of Japanese shrine architecture looks remarkably similar to that of Buddhist temples and can only be seen at the Yasaka Shrine.
(Source: pixta)
Gion Festival
The Gion Festival is one of the top three festivals in Japan, and with its grand scope and 1,100 years of history, it could even be considered one of the greatest traditional festivals in the world. Every year for one whole month in July, various events are held during the Gion Festival. This famous festival is an event inseparable from the experience of summer in Kyoto. Also called “moving art museums,” many of the gloriously decorated festival floats called "yamaboko" are designated as important tangible folk-cultural properties as well as objects of intangible cultural heritage.
(Source: pixta)
Blessing Couples
Also worthy of attention at the Yasaka Shrine is Okuni-nushinokana, the famous deity who presides over blessing the fortunes of couples. Within the precincts of the shrine one can write their wishes of love on ema (wooden plaques) as well as purchase omikuji (fortunes) which will tell of their coming romantic fortune.
(Source: PhotoAC)
