Nishimura Shinto Priest House & Garden, Kyoto
Nishimura Shinto Priests’ House & Garden. The Nishimura Family is a line of Shinto priests that served Kamigamo Shrine for over two thousand years. Three hundred and fifty years ago,… Continue Reading
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Kamigamo Shrine, Kyoto
Kamigamo Shrine is an important Shinto sanctuary on the banks of the Kamo River in north Kyoto, first founded in 678. It’s one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan… Continue Reading
Mirei Shigemori Garden Museum, Kyoto, Japan
Mirei Shigemori Garden Museum (former residence of Mirei Shigemori) is a traditional town house (Machi-ya) dating from the middle Edo period (1789). It has a garden and two tea ceremony… Continue Reading