Kifune-jinja enshrines Takaokami (高龗神), known also as Kuraokami (闇龗神), a god that can summon clouds, and so presides over rain, sunshine and water in general.
Takaokami is sometimes known as 'Dragon God of the Mountain' and Kuraokami 'Dragon God of the Abyss'.
Tamayori-hime enshrined the deity of water, Takaokami (高龗神), at the spring. To ensure no mortal eyes looked upon her sacred boat she buried it beneath rocks, and the shrine was later constructed above it.
'Kifune' 🟡🛶 'Yellow Boat' (黄船) ➡️ 😇🛶 'Sacred Boat' (貴船).
Kifune-jinja's foundation date is unclear, but its origins began with the arrival of Tamayori-hime (玉依毘売命), the divine mother of Emperor Jimmu, Japan's first emperor.
She sailed up the Yodo-gawa and Kamo-gawa rivers on a yellow boat, until she came upon a spring in the mountains.
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🌨️🌦️THE HOME OF THE HEADSPRING GODS🐎🙏
A snowy trip to Kifune-jinja (貴船神社), home to Takaokami (高龗神 aka Kuraokami 闇龗神), a god that can summon clouds, and so presides over rain, sunshine and water in general.
Prayers have long be said at the shrine in times of drought or floods.
The village of Kibune (貴船) is home to Kifune-jinja (貴船神社).
Although they both use the same characters in their names, the shrine now employs the pronunciation 'kifune' as as means to distinguish the sacred from the mundane...a sound with a better feel for the water deities.
🎐KYŌTO'S BACKROOM😅
fresh green-
there are few people
in Kibune village
新緑や人の少なき貴船村
-Sōha (波多野爽波).
For a thousand years Kyōtoites have escaped to Kibune (貴船) when the city heat becomes unbearable. Because of this the village is known as Kyōto's living room.
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The image of the mountain slopes bejeweled with blossoms earned it the springtime name 'Kibune Uzu' (貴船雲珠).
'Uzu' is a crupper ornament, often found on Chinese-style ritual saddles of the Heian period. Kurama (鞍馬) means 'Saddle Mountain', thus the sakura were its 'uzu'.
Camellia Tea Ceremony
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