Kamigamo Shrine (上賀茂神社, Kamigamo Jinja) is an important Shinto sanctuary on the banks of the Kamo River in north Kyoto, first founded in 678. Its formal name is the Kamo-wakeikazuchi Shrine (賀茂別雷神社, Kamo-wakeikazuchi jinja).
It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. The term Kamo-jinja in Japanese is a general reference to Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine, the traditionally linked Kamo shrines of Kyoto. The Kamo-jinja serve the function of protecting Kyoto from malign influences.

Honden (National Treasure) - rebuilt in 1863.
Gonden (National Treasure) - rebuilt in 1863.
Main Gonden corridor (Important Cultural Property) - Constructed around 1863.
East Passageway to the Main Hall (Important Cultural Asset) - Built around 1863 (Bunkyu 3).
West Passage (Important Cultural Asset) - Built in 1628.
East Passage (Important Cultural Asset) - Built in 1628.
Through Gallery (Important Cultural Asset) - Constructed in 1628.
Passageway (Important Cultural Asset) - Constructed in 1628.
Fenchumon Gate (Important Cultural Asset) - Constructed in 1628.
Shukusha (Important Cultural Asset) - Built in 1628.
Shikyaku-chumon Gate (Important Cultural Asset) - Built in 1628.
Goshikiya (Important Cultural Asset) - Built in 1628.
Shimbocho (Important Cultural Asset) - Built in 1628.
Karamon Gate (Important Cultural Asset) - Built in 1628.
Karamon Sleeve Wall (Important Cultural Asset)
East Gokusho (Important Cultural Asset) - Built around 1628.
Naokaijosho (Important Cultural Asset) - Constructed around 1628.
Gakusho and Nishi Gokusho (Important Cultural Asset) - Built around 1628.
Mokuden (Prayer Hall, Important Cultural Asset) - Built in 1628.
Imago-den (Important Cultural Property) - Built around 1628.
Mokuden Imamiko-den Dorairo (Important Cultural Asset) - Constructed around 1628 (Important Cultural Asset).
Takakura-den (Important Cultural Asset) - Built around 1628.
Kairou (Important Cultural Asset) - Built around 1628.
Tower Gate (Important Cultural Asset) - Built in 1628.
Tama Bridge (Important Cultural Asset)
Kataoka Bridge (Important Cultural Asset) - Built in the first year of Meiji era (Important Cultural Asset).
Mai-den (Bridge Hall, Important Cultural Asset) - Built in 1863.
Hosoden (Hosoden, Important Cultural Asset) - Built in 1628.

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• Director: KENTARO OSAWA
• Director of Photography: JIN ITO