Oota shrine
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Address : 340 Kamigamo Motoyama, Kita Ward, Kyoto Access : Karasuma Subway Line Kitayama Station > 22 minutes walk Entrance fee : Grounds free / Around the pond 300 yen |
Introduction to Oota shrine
It is a subsidiary shrine of Kamigamo Shrine, but its founding date is older than that.
The enshrined deity is Ame-no-Uzume-no-Mikoto. In Japanese mythology, there is a story that when the sun goddess hid behind a rock door, the goddess danced outside to lure her out. Therefore, it is believed to bring benefits in improving one’s artistic skills.
On the east side of the shrine grounds is a pond, famous for its Japanese irises that bloom around mid-May.
