Seimei-jinja Shrine
This is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Abe no Seimei, a diviner active in the mid Heian period, built in 1007 by Emperor Ichijo in order to appease the diviner’s spirit. The shrine helps ward off evil and danger, and many visitors come to escape misfortune. The shrine has a distinct Onmyodo mystical atmosphere, from the pentagrams depicted on the tori gate, paper lanterns and votive pictures to the diviner stone statues.
Spot details
- Address
- Kyoto Prefecture Kyoto-shi, Kamigyo-ku Horikawa Tsushin Ichijo Le Rui Mihacho 806 Map
- Area
- Around Nishijin Area
- Phone
- 0754416460
- Hours
- [Opening hours for worship] 9:00-17:00 (The conferment office closes at 16:30)
- Closed
- open everyday
- Parking Lot
- Not available
- Credit Card
- Not available
- Smoking
- Not available
- Wi-Fi
- Not available
- Estimated stay time
- 30-60 minutes
Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN
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- Shrine of diviner
- Seimei Shrine is dedicated to Abeno Seimei, a famous diviner of Heian Time. He was also a specialist of astronomy. The place now the shrine is located used to be his residence. Now this shrine is...
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- Small, quiet and energizing.
- I felt energised after visiting here. It was so nice to visit a power spot that is small and quiet.There are not so many visitors and no tourist coaches! It has its own bus stops too, on the No12...
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- Very Interesting and Mysterious Shrine
- This shrine was established in 11th century for Japans legendary figure, Abe no Seimei, who was said to be an onmyoji who practiced Japanese yin and yang (onmyo) - a system of divination...
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