Imakumano-jinja Shrine — Local services in Kyoto

my grandpa used to work as a Shinto priest here. This year I went back to visit, found and purchased exactly the same omamori amulet he gifted me 27 years ago!!

For me this shrine has special place in my heart. The shrine has holy camphor tree that’s over 900 year old , and amulets from here contains the camphor seed from the holy tree. Said to heal abdominal sickness and illness, or help heal any other sickness general by keeping the amulet close to you all the time.

This shrine is also known as patron/guardian gods for actors and actresses, and for all those into performing arts.

Yatagarasu (3 legged crow) 🐦‍⬛ is the symbol of the shrine. Known to guide you through tough journeys and protect you from losing your way till you safely reach your goals and destinations in life.

I just love...

The 900-year-old tree is awesome, literally. It is a symbol of divinity since it was planted by Emperor Go-Shirakawa himself, and after the pest disasters and lack of rain in the recent years causing most of the leaves to fall, the branches - which were hardly seen in the prime days, are now revealed and they looked like an astonishing replica of the Buddha with a thousand arms. This was described in Japanese on the notice board by the entrance, and I thought it was...

I stumbled on this shrine on my walk to Nishki market. A beautiful shrine with an incredibly old tree planted by a retired emperor. If you are after a stamp in your goschuin it has a unique crow motief which is one of my favourites so far. Dont forget to walk to the back as there are a series of artworks up the steps which have been...