Kamomioya Shrine

Japanese: 賀茂御祖神社 - かもみおやじんじゃ

A former Imperial Grand Shrine located in Shimogamo Izumikawa-cho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. Commonly known as Shimogamo Shrine (Shimosha). Together with Kamo Wakeikazuchi Shrine (Kamigamo Shrine, Kamisha), it is collectively known as Kamo Shrine. It is the Ichinomiya of Yamashiro Province. One of the 22 shrines. It enshrines Tamayorihime-no-Mikoto, the mother of Kamo Wakeikazuchi-no-Mikoto, and Kamo Taketsunumi-no-Mikoto, his maternal grandfather. After the capital was moved to Heian, it was highly revered by the Imperial family as a deity protecting the royal palace, and successive imperial visits to the shrine became a regular occurrence. In 810, Emperor Saga's daughter, Princess Uchiko, was appointed Saiin. The annual Kamo Festival is held on the day of the rooster in April (now May 15th), and is famous as the Aoi Festival, which originated from the fact that the headgear of the shrine and the procession of the imperial envoys who visit the shrine are decorated with Futaba Aoi (double-leaf hollyhocks). The Okage Festival is said to retain the atmosphere of ancient times, and was held on the day of the horse in April (now May 12th). The east and west main halls are national treasures.

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Japanese:

京都市左京区下鴨泉川町に鎮座する元官幣大社。通称下鴨神社（下社）。賀茂別雷神社（上賀茂神社，上社）と合わせて賀茂神社と総称される。山城国一宮。二十二社の一つ。カモワケイカズチノミコト（賀茂別雷命）の母タマヨリヒメノミコト（玉依媛命）および外祖父カモタケツヌミノミコト（賀茂建角身命）をまつる。平安遷都後，王城鎮護の神として皇室の崇敬が厚く，歴代行幸が恒例となった。弘仁1（810）年，嵯峨天皇皇女有智子内親王を斎院とした。例祭は 4月酉の日（現在は 5月15日）の賀茂祭で，社頭や参向する勅使の行列の衣冠や車簾にフタバアオイ（双葉葵）をつけたことに由来する葵祭として有名。御蔭祭は古代の趣を残すとされ，4月午の日に行なわれた（現在は 5月12日）。東西本殿は国宝。

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