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(詳細はShinto sanctuary in the Shimogamo district of Kyoto city's Sakyō ward. Its formal name is Kamo-mioya-jinja (賀茂御祖神社).〔Richard, Ponsonby-Fane. (1964) '' Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan,'' pp. 1-118.〕 It is one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is 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;〔Terry, Philip. (1914). ( ''Terry's Japanese empire'', p. 479. )〕 Shimogamo is the older of the pair, being believed to be 100 years older than Kamigamo, and dating to the 6th century, centuries before Kyoto became the capital of Japan (794, see Heian-kyō). The Kamo-jinja serve the function of protecting Kyoto from malign influences.〔Miyazaki, Makoto. ("Lens on Japan: Defending Heiankyo from Demons," ) ''Daily Yomiuri.'' December 20, 2005.〕 The ''jinja'' name identifies the Kamo family of ''kami'' or deities who are venerated. The name also refers to the ambit of shrine's nearby woods, which are vestiges of the primeval forest of Tadasu no Mori. In addition, the shrine name references the area's early inhabitants, the Kamo clan, many of whom continue to live near the shrine their ancestors traditionally served.〔Nelson, John K. (2000). ( ''Enduring Identities: The Guise of Shinto in Contemporary Japan,'' pp. 92-99. )〕 Shimogamo Shrine is dedicated to the veneration of Tamayori-hime (玉依姫; lit., the spirit-inviting maiden) and her father, Kamo Taketsunomi (賀茂建角身). Tamayori-hime is the mother of Kamo Wakeikazuchi (賀茂別雷; the thunder-divider of Kamo), who was sired by Honoikazuchi-no-mikoto (火雷神; the God of Fire and Thunder).〔''Kōjien'' Japanese dictionary, entry for Tamayori-bime.〕〔(Kokugakuin University's digital Encyclopedia of Shinto, entry for Tamayorihime ).〕 Kamigamo Shrine, the other of the two Kamo shrines of Kyoto, is dedicated to Kamo Wakeikazuchi. These ''kami'' are variously associated with thunder. ==History== The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period.〔Breen, John ''et al.'' (2000). ( ''Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami,'' pp. 74-75. )〕 Shimogamo, along with the Kamigamo Shrine, was designated as one of two chief Shinto shrines (''ichinomiya'') for the former Yamashiro province.〔("Nationwide List of ''Ichinomiya''," p. 1. ); retrieved 2011-08-010〕 In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to Japan's guardian ''kami'', including Kamo-Tamayori-hime and Kamo-Taketsune.〔Ponsonby-Fane. ''Studies,'' pp. 116-117.〕 The writer of Houjouki, Kamo no Choumei (鴨長明), was the second son of one of the head priests of the shrine, Kamo no Nagatsugu (鴨長継).〔Hare, Thomas Blenman. (1989). ''Reading Kamo no Choumei,'' pp. 174.〕 From 1871 through 1946, Shimogamo was officially designated one of the , meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines.〔Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). ''The Imperial House of Japan,'' pp. 124.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shimogamo Shrine」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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