Kifune Shrine 貴船神社

180 Kuramakibunechō, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 601-1112, Japan
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Kibune Shrine is a famous entrance surrounded by maple trees that worships kami associated with water. The shrine is over 1600 years old and is older than Kyoto itself. It enshrines the god of water and rain, and was visited in the past by Imperial envoys that came to pray for rain. It require around an hour from Kyoto to the little village by train and 2 buses.