

Nijūnisha(The 22 Shrines) Image collection 二十二社写真データベース
This database holds photos of Shintō shrines. Currently available for public view are photos of the Nijūnisha(二十二社, the “Twenty-two Shrines” patronized by the imperial court during the Heian period).For further details about the Nijūnisha, please visit “Map, List and History of the Nijūnisha”.
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Jinja Name | Kamowakeikazuchi Jinja |
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神社名 | 賀茂別雷神社 |
神社名よみ | かもわけいかづちじんじゃ |
Prefecture | Kyōto |
都道府県名 | 京都府 |
Location | Kamigamo-motoyama, Kita-ku, Kyōto City |
鎮座地 | 京都市北区上賀茂本山 |
緯度/経度 Lat/Lng | 北緯 35 度 03 分 37.010秒 東経 135 度 45 分 09.960秒 |
URL | http://www.kamigamojinja.jp/ |
Deity(ies) | Kamowakeikazuchi no mikoto |
祭神 | 賀茂別雷命 |
History | According to shrine legend, during the Age of the Gods the deity now enshrined here descended to Kōyama, a hill that sits to the north-northwest of where the shrine now sits., The foundations for the main shrine building were laid on the site in 678 (Hakuhō 6), during the reign of 40th emperor Tenmu.. |
Notes | Nijūnisha |