A small shrine for women in Kyoto [Ichihiru Shrine]

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2022.12.28

A small shrine for women in Kyoto [Ichihime Shrine]

The shrine is a rare place in Japan where women in Kyoto pray for good marriages, childbirth, safe childbirth, and bad years. The shrine was built in 795 (Enryaku 14) by the order of Emperor Kanmu as a guardian shrine for both the east and west cities (around today's Nishi Honganji Temple), and moved to its current location in 1591 (Tensho 19) when Hideyoshi Toyotomi rebuilt Kyoto.

Amano-Mana-no-i is one of the seven famous waters of Rakuyo. It is said to have been used by emperors in the birth of their children, and is still used for tea ceremonies, flower arrangement, calligraphy, and other purposes.

The water from the Amano-Manaoi well on the shrine grounds is a historic water that has been used by successive emperors as a birthwater. Above the well are adorable hime-mikuji, or "princess fortune," with wishes written on them.

Ichihime Shrine

Ichihime Shrine
Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto City, Shimogyo Ward, Kawaramachi Street
3 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Kawaramachi front"
6 minutes on foot from Keihan Kiyomizu Gojo Station
10-minute walk from Subway Gojo Station
Tel.075-361-2775
No parking
[Normal visit]
Visiting hours/9:00-16:30
Entrance fee/free in the precincts

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*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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