Yoshida Shrine
In 859 the tutelary god of the Fujiwara clan was moved from Nara to Kyoto. Fujiwara Yamakage built a new shrine at Yoshida Mountain for the clan deity. |
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Outer torii. |
According to the Eiga Monogatari (A Tale of Flowering Fortunes), Empress Anshi was cremated near Yoshida Shrine in 964. |
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Shrine. |
