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Matsuo Shrine
京都市伏見区御香宮門前町
Located in Arashiyamamachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, this shrine is a Yushaisha (a shrine listed in the Engishiki codex) and one of the Nijūni-sha (Twenty-Two Shrines), specifically belonging to the group of Upper Seven Shrines. It features buildings designated as Important Cultural Properties and is known for using turtles and carp as its Shinsai (divine messengers).
Enshrined deities
Oyamakui-no-Kami
History
It is said that in 701 CE (Daihō 1), a member of the Hata clan, by imperial decree of Emperor Junwu, enshrined the deity and established the shrine buildings. After the capital was moved to Heian-kyo, it was praised alongside the deity of the East as the "Fierce Spirit of the West" and positioned as a shrine for protecting the western royal palace. From the medieval period onward, it has also been worshipped as a deity of sake, and today it continues to be deeply revered by brewers.
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