Shimogamo Shrine, surrounded by a millennia-old forest growing in Kyoto’s Sakyō Ward, is a must-see on the ancient capital’s tourism circuit. Its numerous architectural and natural ...

Shimogamo shrine is located within the primeval Tadasu no mori forest. Covering 124,000 square meters, the forest dates from the Jōmon period (c. 10,000–300 BCE) and has hundreds of trees 200 ...

SHIMOGAMO SHRINE: The Kamo Shrines (Kamigamo and Shimogamo) are among the most important in Kyoto. Shimogamo was founded by the Kamo clan (possibly of immigrant origin) and is ranked as one of the ...

The colors were jarring. Beneath the vermillion torii gates of Kyoto's Shimogamo Shrine and surrounded by the olive broadleaves of Tadasu Forest was a pool of furry, bright yellow ponchos ...

For a few brief days this summer, a sacred shrine and forest in Kyoto, Japan, became a technicolor dreamscape. The Shimogamo shrine, a World Heritage site whose history dates back to the 6th ...

Illuminated objets are seen at a nighttime art event at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward on Aug. 30, 2019. (Mainichi/Ai Kawahira) KYOTO -- Art group "teamLab" has given an otherworldly ...

This summer, teamLab will be installing a special exhibition at the World Heritage Site of Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto. The internationally renowned art specialis ...