Kifune Shrine
A mountain shrine to the god of water in the forested valley of Kibune, in the far north of Kyoto. Its approach is a flight of stone steps lined with red lanterns, and visitors float paper fortunes on the spring water to make the writing appear.
- Where
- Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 35.1217, 135.7630
Get the Kifune Shrine stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Kifune Shrine. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kyoto volume with your photos and a note.
Near Kifune Shrine
Kurama-dera 0.8 km
A mountain temple in the far north of Kyoto, reached by a steep path or a short cable car up Mount Kurama. It holds several National Treasures, and it is said to have been founded by a disciple of the Chinese monk Jianzhen.
Kamigamo Shrine 6.9 km
One of Kyoto's two Kamo shrines, on the banks of the Kamo River in the north of the city, first founded in 678. Two cone-shaped mounds of white sand stand before its halls, and it is part of the Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto.
Enryaku-ji 9.1 km
A Tendai monastery spread across the forests of Mount Hiei, overlooking Kyoto, founded in 788 by the monk Saicho. It is the headquarters of the Tendai sect and one of the most significant monasteries in Japanese history, largely rebuilt in 1642 under Tokugawa Iemitsu.
Shimogamo Shrine 9.2 km
One of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan, believed to date from the 6th century, before Kyoto became the capital. It is approached through Tadasu no Mori, an old forest, and is the elder of the city's two Kamo shrines.
Kinkaku-ji 9.7 km
A Zen temple in northern Kyoto whose reliquary, the Golden Pavilion, has its top two floors coated in gold leaf. It sits on the edge of a still pond that doubles it in reflection, and the present building was rebuilt in 1955.
Ryōan-ji 11 km
A Zen temple in north-west Kyoto with the most famous rock garden in Japan: fifteen stones set in raked white gravel, placed so that one is always hidden from any point on the veranda. It is a classic of kare-sansui, the dry landscape garden.
Kyoto Imperial Palace 11 km
The palace of the emperors of Japan from 1331 until 1869, when the court moved to Tokyo. It stands within the wide Kyoto Gyoen park in Kamigyō, and its grounds are open to the public, with tours of the buildings.
Ginkaku-ji 11 km
A Zen temple in Sakyō, the Silver Pavilion, built in the Muromachi period as a retreat for the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa. Despite the name it was never covered in silver, and its garden of raked sand includes a flat-topped cone called the Kōgetsudai.
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Questions
Where is Kifune Shrine?
Kifune Shrine is in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Kurama-dera (0.8 km), Kamigamo Shrine (6.9 km), Enryaku-ji (9.1 km).
How do I get the Kifune Shrine stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Kifune Shrine and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kyoto volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Kifune Shrine before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kyoto volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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