Temples and Shrines

Oinari-san, the deity  “Oinari-san,” the deity of Fushimi Inari Taisha, is the god of grain and agricultu […]

History It is said that Fushimi Inari Taisha began when the Inari deity was enshrined on Mt. Inari in the Nara

Overview Fushimi Inari Taisha is a shrine located in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. It is the head shrine of In

Heian Fujiwara Row of Fujiwara court nobles (Fujiwara period) This represents the imperial court customs of th

Yabusame Jonan Yabusame Row (Kamakura Period) Yabusame (horseback archery), in which targets are shot from hor

Medieval Women Medieval Women’s ProcessionOhara-women (women from Ohara in northern Kyoto who carried fi

Kusunoki Masashige When Emperor Godaigo returned from Oki in 1333, Masashige Kusunoki led his family and men t

Muromachi Shogunate (Muromachi Period) Row of Regents of the Muromachi Shogunate (Muromachi Period) This row o

Oda Nobunaga Oda Nobunaga led his army to Kyoto in 1568 at the invitation of the Emperor, and devoted himself

Toyotomi Hideyoshi The line of visits by Toyotomi Hideyoshi (Azuchi-Momoyama period) It is said that Toyotomi