Shimogamo Shrine in Japanese, is the common name of an important Shinto sanctuary in the Shimogamo district of Kyoto city's Sakyō ward. Its formal name is Kamo-mioya-jinja. It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The term Kamo-jinja in Japanese is a general reference to Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine, the traditionally linked Kamo shrines of Kyoto; Shimogamo is the older of the pair, being believed to be 100…
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Winter: daily: 6:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Free admission.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shimogamo_Shrine
Official website http://www.kamigamojinja.jp/english
Phone +81 75 781 0011
Address Kyoto, Japan
Coordinates 35°2'13.907" N 135°46'21.238" E