Kibune
Kibune is a mountain just north of Kyoto. Towards the top of the mountain is the 1500-year-old Kibune Shrine (also known as Kifune Shrine), which was moved from its original site in 1045. |
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Kibune shrine in November. |
The shrine and its water deity are featured in Volume 2 of the anime movie, Shonen Onmyouji. |
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Lanterns line the approach to Kibune
shrine. |
Okunomiya, the original shrine, is 800 metres up the mountain. |
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Okunomiya shrine. |
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Huge boulder near
Okunomiya shrine. |
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West Gate
of the pilgrim's path to Kuramadera. |
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Kibune River. |
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The Firefly Rocks take
their name from a poem by Izumi Shikibu. |
