Atago Jinja 愛宕神社 | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Shinto |
Deity | Atago Gongen |
Festival | Sen-nichi Tsuyasai (July 31) |
Type | Atago shrine |
Location | |
Location | Atago-chō, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto |
Geographic coordinates | 35°3′36″N 135°38′4″E / 35.06000°N 135.63444°E |
Architecture | |
Founder | En no Ozunu, Taichō |
Date established | 701 - 704 |
Website | |
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Atago Shrine (愛宕神社, Atago-jinja) is a Shinto shrine on Mount Atago, the northwest of Kyoto, Japan. Enshrined is Atago Gongen who protects Kyoto from fire.[1] Shugendō practices and a place for worship are known from the eighth century.[2] The late-Kamakura period Honden has been designated an Important Cultural Property.[3] (Actually, the late-Kamakura period Honden is located at another Atago-jinja in Kameoka, to the northwest of Kyoto : 35°2′28″N 135°35′13″E / 35.04111°N 135.58694°E[1]) Atago Jinja is the head of nine hundred Atago shrines throughout Japan.[2]