Yasaka Shrine

As you step inside the main gate, you will find several shrines; each famous for different things. One shrine is popular for making people more beautiful while the other is for finding a loving relationship. You can write your wish on the wooden votive tablets and hang them on the torii gate.

As you reach the main hall, there is a prayer altar with colourful lanterns hanging from the ceiling. This altar also serves as the stage for several cultural programs scheduled during the year. They are majorly performed by nearby geisha. The main festival of Kyoto City is Gion Matsuri which infuses more light and love to the shrine.

• Participate in the famous Gion Matsuri; the summer festival of Yasaka Shrine celebrated in July and learn about the history and culture of Kyoto.
• Seek blessings from the god of sea and storms; Susano’o no Mikoto at the prayer hall and immerse in the beauty of several lanterns hanging everywhere.
• Click memorable photographs at the Vermilion Gate; a popular landmark at the shrine’s entrance where you will find stairs leading to the rōmon gate.
• Ring the large bells hanging from the prayer altar ceilings and worship the three Japanese gods – Susano’o no Mikoto, Kushiinada no Mikoto, and Yahashira no Mikogami.
• Browse through the beauty shrine located within the Yasaka Shrine grounds where devotees pray in Utsukushii Gozen-sha for better skin and hair.