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About Yasaka Shrine
Yasaka Shrine is a shrine in Gion-machi, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, and is said to have been erected in 656, and is also known as the Yamabokojunko endpoint of Gion festival.
Yasaka Shrine is a famous shrine in Kyoto Prefecture, where the second visit to the Fushimi Inari Shrine is gathered. On New Year’s Eve, Shijo Dori becomes a pedestrian paradise and is swarmed with visitors to the Yasaka shrine. In Setsubun, Maiko and Geiko are scattered beans from Noh stage in the precincts.
Because there is a famous Maruyama park with cherry blossoms at the back of the site, and it is in contact with Chion, I think that it is good to see this region collectively.
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Yasaka Shrine photos
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Photographer: Taisuke Yamada
Details
Location | 〒605-0073 625 North side, Gion-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto |
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Telephone | TEL 075-561-6155 FAX 075-531-1126 |
Entrance fee | Free |
Usual viewing season | Red leaves Mid November – Early December |
Access |
Keihan Hankyu JR |
Parking lot | 50 spaces for private cars (1 hour free for those who pray) |
Site URL | https://www.yasaka-jinja.or.jp/en/ |
Recommended places to visit in conjunction with
Maruyama Park
If you go to the back of Gion Yasaka Shrine, there is Maruyama park. The Maruyama park is adjacent to the Yasaka Shrine, Kodai Temple and Chion Temple, and it would be fun to look around together.
Chionin Temple
Chionin is a temple with a very large Sanmon and Mikagedo of Jodo head in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto. Chionin officially called the Kachozan Chionkyoin Otani Temple, and at the foot there is a Kacho junior college.
Kodaiji Temple
Kodai Temple is a temple of the Rinzai Kenninji sect in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, and Hideyoshi Toyotomi's wife Kitanomandokoro (Nene) erected this temple to pray for the souls of Hideyoshi.