Kamikatsura Goryo Shrine
📍 Kyoto, Kyoto City · 48 Kamikatsura Nishi-icho, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto
About
Founded1920
EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken
RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)
FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)
HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)
Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/
History
Enshrined in Kamikatsura, Nishikyo, this shrine serves as more than a sanctuary—it is a place where people's regrets and prayers are received and transformed. It holds the power to calm troubled spirits and gradually lighten burdens of the heart. Wrapped in ancient Kyoto's silence, this shrine embodies peace itself, offering solace to all who visit.
Benefits
pacifying spiritscalamity preventionpeace blessing
