Kamigyo (Kyoto City)– category –

This shrine is famous for its "Somei" well, one of the 3 famous wells in Kyoto. The water has been loved by tea masters for hundreds of years. In September, the shrine is beautifully decorated with pink and white bush clovers.

Seimei Shrine stands on the former site of Abe no Seimei, a genius onmyoji (ying-yang master). Due to his unsurpassed mystical powers, the site is believed to be a great place to ward off bad luck. Celebrities from all over Japan visit this shrine.

This shrine has been worshipped by ball game players all over Japan, as it enshrines the guardian deity of balls, Seidaimyojin. Various Japan national teams have dedicated their balls to this shrine to maximize their performance in games.

This shrine is one of the best shrines to wish for academic achievement because it sits on the birthplace of Sugawara no Michizane. Its subordinate shrine, Umemaru Ookami, is also famous for its divine power that helps curing cancer.

Boars are enshrined in this shrine because it is believed that 300 boars healed the main enshrined deity's injured feet when he was chased by his enemy. Statues and carvings of boars can be seen elsewhere in the precinct.

Shirakumo Shrine enshrines Ichikishimahime no Mikoto, the goddess of music. Once every 12 days, the shrine holds the festival of snakes because snakes are considered to be the divine servant of the goddess.

Itsukushima Shrine locates in the Kyoto Imperial Palace. The stone torii (gateway) of the shrine is famous for being one of the 3 unique toriis in Kyoto. Itsukushima Shrine is also known for giving people economic fortune.

Munataka Shrine sits at the southwest of Kyoto Imperial Palace. The main enshrined deity, Munataka Ookami, helps people cut their way through, and gives protection to anything that concerns production.

Kitano Tenmangu Shrine was built in 947, and is the headquarter of the 12,000 Tenmangu and Tenjin shrines in Japan. The main enshrined deity is Sugawara no Michizane, one of the most worshipped deity of academics in Japan.