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, 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 ...

The Shimogamo shrine, a World Heritage site whose history dates back to the 6th century, and Tadasu no Mori, the shrine’s forest and a national historical site, ...

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 ...

Both Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine host additional rituals that continue the festival’s spiritual focus. Visitors can witness court music, sacred dances and formal offerings performed in ...

Shinto elders at the centuries-old Unesco World Heritage Site of Shimogamo Shrine upset neighbors when they bulldozed a swath of old Kyoto forest to build an apartment complex with units selling ...

There has been a series of incidents in which pillars, gates and other property at six locations including temples and shrines across Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara and Okinawa prefectures in Japan have been ...

An archer shoots an arrow from horseback in the "yabusame" mounted archery ritual at Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward, May 3, 2025. (Mainichi/Rei Kubo)=Click/tap photo for more images.