Ujigami Shrine
Ujigami Shrine
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Neighborhood: Southern Kyoto
Southern Kyoto has a reserved air. Though the Fushimi Inari Shrine is one of Kyoto's major tourist attractions, the surrounding nature, parks, gardens, temples, and shrines provide less-visited spaces for strolling and reflection. The Fushimi Inari Shrine itself is made up of 32,000 sub-shrines, and the mountain they are dotted across beckons hikers, picnickers, and lovers of the outdoors. Many of the mountain's off-set paths aren't frequented by tourists, and the mountain's serenity can be enjoyed at a leisurely pace. Southern Kyoto is the place to enjoy being outside, and to pay your respects to the ancient architecture and gods of the land that are celebrated here.
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よしめ
Chiba, Japan38,656 contributions
Nov 2023 • Solo
This shrine, a World Heritage Site, enshrines Ujinowakiiratsuko, his father Emperor Ojin, and his older brother Emperor Nintoku. Of these, Ujinowakiiratsuko was a tragic prince who committed suicide to hand over the throne to his older brother Emperor Nintoku, and it is said that his name Uji was the origin of the place name Uji. The main hall is said to be the oldest shrine building in Japan. The autumn leaves were beautiful, and there were people there for the Shichigosan festival.
Written December 18, 2023
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Hubilie
418 contributions
Oct 2023 • Couples
Right next to the Uji River, the shrine is not big, but the environment is very good. It is said to be the oldest shrine in Japan. There is not much information about the shrine, and I found a lot of information on the Internet. As a world cultural heritage, it does not require tickets, so it is worth visiting.
Written October 22, 2023
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YTCHENG
Hong Kong, China15,393 contributions
Nov 2019
Ujigami Shrine was famous and easily accessible by visitors. The environment was peaceful but the shrine was small.
Written December 9, 2019
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chicago90Phoenix
phoenix1,268 contributions
Sep 2019
There are lots of top 10 lists of the popular shrines and temples in the area. As long as one in my immediate geography, it never hurts to spend a few minutes to wander through one; wash your hands, enjoy the peaceful surroundings and count your blessings.
Written November 16, 2019
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davehoppy
Perth, Australia98 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
A lovely place to visit and not far from Kyoto and a great change of pace.
Tourist information in English is available next to the station.
We visited the smaller but not so busy Ujigami shrine which was easy to get too across the bridge over the main river.
Peaceful and very scenic walk getting there.
the shrine is small but quite unique.
Tourist information in English is available next to the station.
We visited the smaller but not so busy Ujigami shrine which was easy to get too across the bridge over the main river.
Peaceful and very scenic walk getting there.
the shrine is small but quite unique.
Written May 11, 2019
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D13O
The Hague, The Netherlands247 contributions
May 2019 • Solo
It's a pretty small and ordinary shrine. It has world heritage status but I don't understand why. Skip it, except when you want to visit the tale of Genji museum as it is close by.
Written May 8, 2019
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warren D
Vladivostok, Russia3,229 contributions
Jun 2016 • Couples
This is said to be the oldest Shinto shrine in Japan. Certainly it is among the oldest and is a charmer. See it while you are visiting the treasure house, Byoden-in.
Written March 21, 2017
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ChrisJieyang
Johor Bahru, Malaysia203 contributions
Dec 2016 • Family
Here is extremely quiet, with only some tourist and local here, the main entries are connected to a community which can give me a chance to discover normal japanese life was like. The shrine was quiet, peace, and aged. It was small and you can finish to tour it in half and hour. Buit worth a visit as you can find a peace of mind.
Written February 17, 2017
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ART196
244 contributions
Mar 2016 • Solo
These two shrines, Ujigami-jinja and Uji-jinja, were formerly part of the same compound but now are separate. Ujigami-jinja is the more interesting of the two. Ujigami-jinja’s honden (main hall) was built in 1060, dendrochronological investigations indicating that it is the oldest originally built Shintō building in Japan. The Honden is built nagare-zukuri style, four pillars supporting a sweeping canopy roof over a row of separated altars. The Haiden, dating to the Kamakura-jidai, is Shinden-zukuri style, and I really like the curves at the corners of the roof. This style was used in residential buildings and is designed to house people (as opposed to chiefly gods). The shrine has a fresh water spring, Kirihara no mizu, which serves as the Temizuya.
Ujigami-jinja is dedicated to Wakiiratsuko of Uji and his brother and father. His father was Emperor Ōjin, a legendary Emperor. The legend goes that Wakiiratsuko committed suicide so as to resolve a dispute over the throne and allow his brother Prince Nintoku to come to power in the interest of preserving peace. Therefore the shrine is chiefly dedicated to him for his selfless sacrifice.
Ujigami-jinja is dedicated to Wakiiratsuko of Uji and his brother and father. His father was Emperor Ōjin, a legendary Emperor. The legend goes that Wakiiratsuko committed suicide so as to resolve a dispute over the throne and allow his brother Prince Nintoku to come to power in the interest of preserving peace. Therefore the shrine is chiefly dedicated to him for his selfless sacrifice.
Written April 21, 2016
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KorCan
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Feb 2016 • Couples
It was a good walk from Byodo-in across the rive and bridge. Apparently it is the oldest Shinsa in Japan. It was on the way to Mono Gatari Museum. One may not find it worth going for it only.
Written March 16, 2016
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