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Yasaka Shrine

, once called Gion Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri (Fourth Avenue), it was built originally in 656. The shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage. In 869 the ''mikoshi'' (portable shrines) of Gion Shrine were paraded through the streets of Kyoto to ward off an epidemic that had hit (...)

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Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto - Video Clip - May 2007
A tour to Yasaka Shrine (Yasaka-Jinja), near Gion, in Kyoto...yasaka shrine jinja gion kyoto temple traditional travel people life japan may

Kendo Conpetition at Yasaka Shrine 奉納試合
Kids Kendo competition that dedicates to the Shinsengumi. This was a part of Shinsengumi Festival in 2006....kendo 新選組shinsengumi samurai japan japanese history

Wedding at Yasaka shrine
of family, friends and a few dozen tourists, a couple get married at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto....domenick yasaka shrine wedding kyoto japan

Kokura Gion Taiko festival 2007 part21 小倉祇園太鼓
Festival of Kokura's Yasaka Shrine boasts a history of over 380 years. The festival is famous for the energetic drumming The Gion Festival of Kokura's Yasaka Shrine boasts a

Yasaka Shrine Kyoto
Yasaka Shrine Kyoto 八坂神社京都...mamomap travel fashion town geisha maiko Kyoto japan 観光旅行

Tenno-sai Festival, Enoshima, Japan
A large mikoshi (portable shrine) from Yasaka Shrine on Enoshima is carried from the shrine to Koyuguri Shrine on the mainland. Along the way, the mikoshi

Kokura Gion Taiko festival 2007 part20 小倉祇園太鼓
Festival of Kokura's Yasaka Shrine boasts a history of over 380 years. The festival is famous for the energetic drumming The Gion Festival of Kokura's Yasaka Shrine boasts a

Graveyard at Yasaka Shrine 八坂神社
Graveyard at Yasaka Shrine 八坂神社...Graveyard at Yasaka Shrine 八坂神社Japan Kyoto

Japanese Shrine Wedding
a brief clip of a wedding procession I happened to see while wandering around Yasaka Shrine, in Kyoto's Gion quarter. The eery Shinto music vied with the shrill

Geisha Running Kyoto
running to catch up with another Geisha waiting in a Taxi.And some men marching to the Yasaka Shrine....Geisha Kyoto Gion Running Japan

autumn leaves in Kyoto
which is one of well-known temples in Japan. early scenes around Yasaka shrine ...before I was heading for Kiyomizu temple...autumn leaves

Kokura Gion Taiko festival 2007 part1 小倉祇園太鼓
The Gion Festival of Kokura's Yasaka Shrine boasts a history of over 380 years. The festival is famous for the energetic drumming procession through the city. (3rd

Kokura Gion Taiko festival 2007 part2 小倉祇園太鼓
The Gion Festival of Kokura's Yasaka Shrine boasts a history of over 380 years. The festival is famous for the energetic drumming procession through the city. (3rd

Kokura Gion Taiko festival 2007 part15 小倉祇園太鼓
The Gion Festival of Kokura's Yasaka Shrine boasts a history of over 380 years. The festival is famous for the energetic drumming procession through the city. (3rd

Kokura Gion Taiko festival 2007 part9 小倉祇園太鼓
The Gion Festival of Kokura's Yasaka Shrine boasts a history of over 380 years. The festival is famous for the energetic drumming procession through the city. (3rd

Kokura Gion Taiko festival 2007 part8 小倉祇園太鼓
The Gion Festival of Kokura's Yasaka Shrine boasts a history of over 380 years. The festival is famous for the energetic drumming procession through the city. (3rd

Kokura Gion Taiko festival 2007 part34 小倉祇園太鼓
The Gion Festival of Kokura's Yasaka Shrine boasts a history of over 380 years. The festival is famous for the energetic drumming procession through the city. (3rd

Summer Fes. in a rural town.
Ikuno Shrine is one of the branch of Yasaka Shrine.And this is the parade of Summer-festival-car. http://www.mydo

Yasaka Jinja
visiting Yasaka-Jinja shrine at Kyoto...yasaka jinja shrine kyoto japan

Nearest places of interest:

Gion District
Kennin-ji Temple
Maruyama Park
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Chion-in temple
Shoren-in temple
Shirakawa, Gion　祇園白川
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