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Located downstream of the Kamo River, the World Heritage “Shimogamo Shrine” (Kamo-mioya Shrine) is a mystical sanctuary protected by the “Tadasu-no-Mori” primeval forest. The approach, shaded by centuries-old trees, is wrapped in deep silence that purifies the mind and body. The grounds house Kawai Shrine, dedicated to the goddess of beauty, where makeup-applied mirror-shaped votive tablets are popular among female travelers. With landscapes integrating nature and faith, like the Mitarai Pond where the water deity resides, it conveys the elegant Heian grace through the seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Located downstream of the Kamo River, the World Heritage “Shimogamo Shrine” (Kamo-mioya Shrine) is a mystical sanctuary protected by the “Tadasu-no-Mori” primeval forest. The approach, shaded by centuries-old trees, is wrapped in deep silence that purifies the mind and body. The grounds house Kawai Shrine, dedicated to the goddess of beauty, where makeup-applied mirror-shaped votive tablets are popular among female travelers. With landscapes integrating nature and faith, like the Mitarai Pond where the water deity resides, it conveys the elegant Heian grace through the seasons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1326],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kyoto"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nShimogamo Shrine | Viewdory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Located downstream of the Kamo River, the World Heritage "Shimogamo Shrine" (Kamo-mioya Shrine) is a mystical sanctuary protected by the "Tadasu-no-Mori"\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/viewdory.com\/en\/27_0141\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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