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Shimogamo ShrineShimogamo-jinja

Also known as: Kamo-mioya-jinja・下鴨神社・賀茂御祖神社

Formally Kamo-mioya-jinja, an old shrine in the Tadasu-no-mori forest that, with Kamigamo Shrine, hosts May's Aoi Matsuri (Kamo Matsuri). It is a World Heritage component site.

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