Yasaka Shrine

Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社, Yasaka-jinja)
Yasaka Shrine
Religion
Affiliation	Shinto
Deity	Susanoo-no-Mikoto[a] Yashimajinumi
Location
Location	Gion, Kyoto, Japan
Shown within Japan
Geographic coordinates	35°00′13″N 135°46′43″E / 35.00361°N 135.77861°E / 35.00361; 135.77861
Architecture
Style	Gion zukuri [ja]
Date established	656
Glossary of Shinto

Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社, Yasaka-jinja), once called Gion Shrine (祇園神社, Gion-jinja), is a Shinto shrine in the Gion District of Kyoto, Japan. Situated at the east end of Shijō-dōri (Fourth Avenue), the shrine includes several buildings, including gates, a main hall and a stage. The Yasaka shrine is dedicated to Susanoo in the tradition of the Gion faith as its chief kami, with his consort Kushinadahime on the east, and eight offspring deities (yahashira no mikogami) on the west. The yahashira no mikogami include Yashimajinumi no kami, Itakeru no kami, Ōyatsuhime no kami, Tsumatsuhime no kami, Ōtoshi no kami, Ukanomitama no kami, Ōyatsuhiko no kami, and Suseribime no mikoto.^[1]

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