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Yoshida Shrine 吉田神社

Checked October 2026 · next check January 2027 · 1 post since 2013

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Visiting Yoshida Shrine today

  • What it is: A shrine founded in 859 by the Fujiwara family to protect the capital, on Yoshida Hill beside Kyoto University. Yoshida Kanetomo founded Yoshida Shinto here in the 15th century.
  • Getting there: City bus 206 to Kyodai Seimon-mae, or bus 100 to Okazaki-jinja-mae and then about 10 minutes' walk.
  • Admission: Free.
  • Best time: The Setsubun festival on 2-4 February is the largest in the city, with food stalls and a big bonfire of old amulets. The main ritual starts at 18:00 on 2 February.
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Setsubun festival with bonfire, 2-4 February

Checked against: Yoshida-jinja (Kanpai Japan) · It's Setsubun time (Green Shinto) · Yoshida Shrine (Wikipedia). Check opening times and prices before you go.

Yoshida Shrine on Shibuya246

Photos and stories from our visits, as they were written at the time.

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Yoshida Jinja Sunset

I took a short walk at sunset up past Kyoto University to Yoshida Jinja. You can very easily get into the mountain hillside from the Jinja and within minutes forget that the city below even exists.