Kamo Wakeikazuchi Shrine

Located in Kamigamo Motoyama, Kita-ku, Kyoto City. Commonly known as Kamigamo Shrine. Enshrining Kamo Wakeikazuchi-no-kami. An ancient shrine said to have descended and been established on Kamiyama, north-northwest of the main shrine, during the reign of Emperor Jimmu. Since Emperor Kanmu moved the capital to Heian, it has been regarded as the number one guardian deity of the Imperial Family along with Kamo Mioya Shrine (Shimogamo Shrine). It has a Saiin (a shrine where the deity is worshipped) and the Kamo Festival, an imperial festival, is held here, and it was designated as Yamashiro Province's Ichinomiya. Under the Meiji system, it was designated as a government-sponsored taisha (shrine with the support of the government). The main hall and the gonden (temple hall) are national treasures. In 1994, it was registered as a World Heritage Site (World Heritage Site. Kyoto's cultural assets include 17 shrines, temples, and castles, including Kiyomizu-dera). The annual festival on May 15th is famous for the Aoi Matsuri (Aoi Festival).

[Junichi Kamata]

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京都市北区上賀茂本山(もとやま)に鎮座。通称上賀茂神社。賀茂別雷神を祀(まつ)る。神武(じんむ)天皇の代に本社北北西の神山(こうやま)に降臨、鎮座と伝える古社。桓武(かんむ)天皇の平安遷都以来、賀茂御祖(みおや)神社（下鴨(しもがも)神社）とともに皇室守護第一の神とされ、斎院を設け、勅祭賀茂祭が行われ、山城(やましろ)国一宮(いちのみや)とされた。明治の制で官幣大社。本殿、権殿(ごんでん)は国宝。1994年（平成6）、世界遺産の文化遺産として登録された（世界文化遺産。京都の文化財は清水寺など17社寺・城が一括登録されている）。例祭5月15日は葵祭(あおいまつり)で名高い。

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