Kyoto Legend's video: Cherry Blossom front in Kyoto 21MAR2018 Kamigamo Shrine

Cherry Blossom front in Kyoto. The day of filming: 21MAR2018 Filming at Kamigamo shrine. Kamigamo Shrine. Kamo-wake-ikazuchi-Jinja in the Kita Ward of Kyoto is the oldest Shinto shrine in the ancient city. Since prehistoric times Kamigamo-jinja has preserved and transmitted the legends relating to the birth of the shrine deity, Wakeikazuchi. Ancient rituals which transmit faith in the divine mountan, Kamo Sai also known as Aoi Matsuri which started during the reign of Emperor Kinmei in 544, and the shrine buildings retaining the style of the early Heian Period, all convey the history of the province of Yamashiro (southern Kyoto Prefecture). Most of the shrine complex (totaling 690,000m2) has been designated as Preservation Area of Historic Landscape by the municipal government and as a Historic Site by the national government. The area contains many large trees such as ichii oaks, suda chinquappins and weeping cherry trees. Here, nature and cultural properties coexist in harmony. On December 17, 1994, Kamigamo-jinja was officially registered as a World Cultural Heritages Site in recognition of its importance as a monument of ancient Kyoto. Kyoto, The capital of Japan, called Heiankyo, was established in 794. Kamo-wake-ikazuchi-Jinja, Kamo Mioyajinja, Toji Temple, Kiyomizu Temple and Enryakuji Temple first appeared in the new capital during this time. Kyoto is known worldwide as a treasure house of cultural properties, including National Treasures, Special Historical Sites and Special Places of Scenic Beauty which represent each period of the city's 1200-year history from its establishment at the beginning of the Heian Period. Infact, Kyoto possesses the largest concentration of cultural properties in Japan. Adress: 339 Motoyama Kamigamo Kita-ku, Kyoto Tel.:075-781-0011 Fax:075-702-6618 Acccess: City Bus Stop Kamigmo-jinja-mae (from Keihan Railway Demachiyanagi Station and Subway Kitayama Station) 5-minute walk from City Bus Stop Kamigamo misonobashi (from Hankyu Railway Kawaramachi Station and Keihan Railway Demachiyanagi, Sanjo Stations and Subway Kitaoji Station and Kyoto Station) Hours: Open 24hours / Roumon Fate 8:30-16:00 Entrance Fees: Free Website: http://www.kamigamojinja.jp/english/index-e.html #桜