Yasaka Shrine

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Kitagawa 625, Kyoto, 605-8311, Japan
+81 075 561 6155
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tconnor said
…, within minutes I hit the Yasaka shrine which sits at Gion Junction. Apparently this is the place… continue reading »
1sweetjourney said
… of the streets. We stopped at a small Shrine called the Kukurizaru or Hanging Monkey Shrine in the Yasaka… continue reading »
The Three Amigos said
…, but in Gion, calm, quiet, peaceful attitudes reign. We fell across the Yasaka Shrine which… continue reading »
Cory & Kristin said
…. Wonderful, wonderful stuff. After dinner, we walked from our ryokan through the Yasaka shrine… continue reading »
Ever Onward said
… walk to the Gion's Yasaka Shrine, the home of one of the most famous cherry trees in all of Kyoto… continue reading »
Shaleen and Eric said
… made our way through the streets of Gion to see the Yasaka shrine and some nearby temples. Exhausted… continue reading »

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Long connected with Kyoto's Geisha community centered in nearby Gion, bustling, colorful, downtown Yasaka Jinja lies at the very heart of much of Kyoto's festive tradition. At New Year's, literally millions of people come to take a flame from the Shrine's sacred fire home. This is then used to cook the first meal of the coming year, thus ensuring future good health. In early April close-by Maruyama Park is full of tipsy merrymakers carousing under the pink cherry-blossoms. Life is short. Enjoy. Yasaka Shrine is also central to the preparations and festivities connected with the annual Gion Festival.

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Ever Onward said

… walk to the Gion's Yasaka Shrine, the home of one of the most famous cherry trees in all of Kyoto… continue reading »

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