visit Hachiman at Iwashimizu Shrine should be paired with a visit to Kamo. 1088 (Kanji 27th day of the 4th month): Emperor Horikawa visited Kamo. 1156 (Hōgen 1, 23rd day of the 4th month): Emperor Go-Shirakawa traveled to Kamo. Structures A shrine structure was erected in 678 during the reign of the Emperor Tenmu, and this became the principal building during the reign or of the Emperor Kanmu when he removed the capital from Nara to Heian-kyō. Shimogamo Shrine (Lower Kamo Shrine) is believed to date to the 6th century. A model of the Hut described in Hōjōki is located in Kawai Jinja section of the shrine. Gallery See also List of Shinto shrines Twenty-Two Shrines Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines Mitarashi dango Kanpei-taisha Notes References Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. Iwao, Seiichi, Teizō Iyanaga, Susumu Ishii, Shōichirō Yoshida, et al. (2002). Dictionnaire historique du Japon. Paris: Maisonneuve & Larose. ; OCLC 51096469 Nelson, John K. (2000). Enduring Identities: The Guise of Shinto in Contemporary Japan. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887 . (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449 . (1964). Visiting Famous Shrines in Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby-Fane Memorial Society. External links Shimogamo Shrine website Buildings and structures completed in the 6th century Shinto shrines in Kyoto World Heritage Sites in Japan National Treasures of Japan Important Cultural Properties of Japan Historic Sites of Japan Beppyo shrines