Yoshida Shrine
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Yoshida torii at cherry blossom time.
Yoshida Shrine (吉田神社, Yoshida jinja?) is a Shinto shrine located in Sakyō-ku in Kyoto, Japan. It was founded in 859 by the Fujiwara clan.[1]
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The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period.[2] In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines;[3] and in 991, Emperor Ichijō added three more shrines to Murakami's list — including Yoshida.[4]
From 1871 through 1946, the Yoshida Shrine was officially designated one of the Kanpei-chūsha (官幣中社?), meaning that it stood in the second rank of government supported shrines. [5] Yoshida Kanetomo, founder of Yoshida Shinto, is buried here.
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Coordinates: 35°01′31″N 135°47′05″E / 35.0253488°N 135.784631968°E / 35.0253488; 135.784631968
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