The Yasaka Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto. It was first built in 656 AD. Most of the buildings that remain today are from a reconstruction in 1654.
Visitors pour water over their hands at these lavatories before going to pray.
The entrance gate and city beyond seen from within the complex
The Honden (spirit hall) is a single-story building with a wooden shingle roof. Worshippers wake up the god with the clap of the hands and a rattle of the bells at the front of the building, then pray.
Detail of a lamp.
Smaller shrines
2 comments:
nice to see this in daylight, think I've only been there in the evenings, used to be a convenient shortcut cutting through the Shrine. Father-in-law used to have a shop right next to here.
Dear Grimmly
I learned quickly how to recognize Shinto shrines from the bright reds and absence of sculptures. Wow so father in law worked in the Gion area.
Cheers,
Arturo
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