If you are going sightseeing in Kyoto, you would like to visit famous shrines. However, there are thousands of shrines to choose from, and you may be thinking, "I can't decide where to go! If so, you may want to go to a shrine that is currently the talk of the town. If you go all the way, you might want to visit a shrine that is currently the talk of the town.
This time, we would like to introduce a popular shrine in Kyoto that gets a lot of likes on social networking sites! We would like to introduce some of the hottest shrines in Kyoto that are getting a lot of likes on social networking sites. Please take a look at them when you visit shrines in Kyoto.
Table of Contents
- Kawai Shrine
- Okazaki Shrine
- monodenant
- Yasaka Koshindo
- Raccoon Valley Mountain Fudoin
- summary
Kawai Shrine
Women who want to be beautiful in body and soul gather at Kawai Shrine! Women who want to be beautiful in body and soul gather at Kawai Shrine. Kawai Shrine is one of the auxiliary shrines of Shimogamo Shrine, a cultural asset of the ancient capital of Kyoto, and is popular among young women as a power spot where they are told that they are "gods of beauty. The most distinctive feature of Kawai Shrine is the rows of hand-mirror-shaped ema (votive picture tablet) with faces painted on them.
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It has become a hot topic of conversation. A unique method of dedication is to write your wishes on a mirror ema (votive tablet) with a woman's face written on it in advance in the cosmetics room, applying makeup with your own makeup tools or colored pencils provided.
Kawai Shrine is also said to be beneficial for longevity, easy childbirth, child rearing, and marriage. The "Kagami-Mamori," a charm for praying for beauty, comes in the form of a sticker, so you can put it on your mirror to enhance your sense of beauty on a daily basis.
Address: 59 Shimogamo-Izumigawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City
Access: Keihan Railway "Demachiyanagi" station, about 10 minutes on foot
Okazaki Shrine
Okazaki Shrine is one of the most popular shrines in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. Its official name is Higashi-tenno Okazaki Shrine, and it is blessed for matchmaking, easy childbirth, and child bearing....
This Okazaki Shrine has become very popular on SNS. The "rabbits" are everywhere on the shrine grounds.
Most of the motifs, such as the lanterns that welcome visitors and the omikuji (written omikuji), are rabbits, making the shrine a must for rabbit lovers.
In the past, wild rabbits inhabited this area, and it is said that these rabbits were said to be divine messengers of the Ujigami.
Most visitors to the Okazaki Shrine are looking for the rabbit omikuji. The fortune is available in white or pink, and visitors can enjoy not only the result of the fortune but also the different facial expressions of each rabbit.
Of course, you can take this rabbit fortune home with you, but many worshippers display it on the shrine grounds before leaving. Thanks to this, the Okazaki Shrine is lined with many rabbits, making it very photogenic.
Address: 51 Okazaki Higashi Tenno-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Access: about 20 minutes on foot from Exit 1 of Higashiyama Station on the Kyoto Municipal Subway Tozai Line
monodenant
Although the name of the temple is not very well known, it has been attracting attention as a temple where you can doodle on SNS, also known as "Raku-gaki Temple.
As the name implies, the participants scribble their wishes on the temple's Daikoku-do hall in order for Daikoku-sama to see them.
It is a little immoral, yet somehow wonderful, to be able to make a wish at a temple in the form of a doodle, something you normally cannot do.
Address: 33 Yawata Yoshinogakiuchi, Yawata City, Kyoto, Japan
Access: 10 min. walk from Ishimizu Hachimangu Sta. on the Keihan Main Line
Yasaka Koshindo
Yasaka Koshindo is a hot spot among young women! Yasaka Koshindo is a hot spot among young women.
The most distinctive feature of Yasaka Koshindo is the amulet called Kikurizaru, which is shaped like a round ball.
The kukuri-monkeys hang in the main hall of Yasaka Koshindo as soon as you enter. The colorful monkeys are red, pink, blue, green, etc., and are very popular among women who yearn for an Instagram image.
This kukuri monkey represents a monkey whose arms and legs are tied, and its immobile appearance is meant to suppress human desires. Many of these monkeys are hung in the temple to express the wish that "if you hold back your desires, your wishes will be fulfilled.
Address: 390-1 Kinen-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City
Access: Take a city bus bound for Higashiyama-dori Kitaoji Bus Terminal from Kyoto Station, and get off at Higashiyama Yasui.
Raccoon Valley Mountain Fudoin
Raccutanizan Fudoin is located in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture.
Raccudani-san Fudoin Temple is famous for prayers to ward off bad luck and cancer.
As the name suggests, this mountain temple seems to be related to "tanuki" (raccoon dogs), and is a mysterious power spot that is talked about as a place where raccoons mysteriously gather.
If you step into Raccoon-dani-san Fudoin, you will see tanuki figurines everywhere.
Address: Ichijyoji Matsubara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto
Access: 20 minutes on foot from Ichijyoji Station on the Eizan Line
summary
How was it? This time we introduced five shrines in Kyoto that are popular on SNS. If you have any doubts about which shrine to visit in Kyoto, please visit these shrines.
