Shimogamo Shrine
One of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan, believed to date from the 6th century, before Kyoto became the capital. It is approached through Tadasu no Mori, an old forest, and is the elder of the city's two Kamo shrines.
- Where
- Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 35.0391, 135.7730
Get the Shimogamo Shrine stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Shimogamo Shrine. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kyoto volume with your photos and a note.
Near Shimogamo Shrine
Kyoto Imperial Palace 1.8 km
The palace of the emperors of Japan from 1331 until 1869, when the court moved to Tokyo. It stands within the wide Kyoto Gyoen park in Kamigyō, and its grounds are open to the public, with tours of the buildings.
Philosopher's Walk 2.6 km
A footpath beside a shallow canal between Ginkaku-ji and Nanzen-ji, lined with cherry trees and first opened in 1890. It is named for the philosopher Nishida Kitarō, who is said to have walked it daily in meditation.
Heian Shrine 2.6 km
A Shinto shrine in Sakyō, built in 1895 for the 1,100th anniversary of Kyoto's founding. Its main buildings are a scaled-down copy of the old imperial palace, and a giant red torii stands over the road in front.
Ginkaku-ji 2.7 km
A Zen temple in Sakyō, the Silver Pavilion, built in the Muromachi period as a retreat for the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa. Despite the name it was never covered in silver, and its garden of raked sand includes a flat-topped cone called the Kōgetsudai.
Kamigamo Shrine 3.0 km
One of Kyoto's two Kamo shrines, on the banks of the Kamo River in the north of the city, first founded in 678. Two cone-shaped mounds of white sand stand before its halls, and it is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.
Ponto-chō 3.5 km
A narrow lantern-lit alley of teahouses and restaurants running beside the Kamo River, and one of Kyoto's geisha districts. In summer the restaurants on its river side build wooden platforms out over the water for dining.
Nijō Castle 3.6 km
A flatland castle in central Kyoto built for Tokugawa Ieyasu, with two rings of walls and moats, the Ninomaru Palace and several gardens. The palace corridors have nightingale floors that chirp underfoot, a warning against intruders.
Nanzen-ji 3.7 km
A Zen temple founded by Emperor Kameyama in 1291 on the site of his detached palace, and head of its own branch of Rinzai Zen. A brick aqueduct of the Lake Biwa Canal runs through its grounds, near the great Sanmon gate.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Kyoto
Questions
Where is Shimogamo Shrine?
Shimogamo Shrine is in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kyoto Imperial Palace (1.8 km), Philosopher's Walk (2.6 km), Heian Shrine (2.6 km).
How do I get the Shimogamo Shrine stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Shimogamo Shrine and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kyoto volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Shimogamo Shrine before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kyoto volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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