The new shrine's parishioners were divided into 3 groups that participate in the fire festival to this day: upper (上在地), middle (中在地) and lower (下在地/宮本).
Emperor Suzaku bestowed on the villagers the title 'myōshū nakama' (名衆仲間), 'honored servants of the court'.
Yuki-jinja (由岐神社) is located at the base of Mt Kurama, beside a zig-zagging path that climbs to the temple above.
Enshrined here are the gods Ōnamuchi (大己貴命) and Sukunahikona (少彦名命), collectively known as 'Yuki Daimyōjin'. Both are considered deities of medicine.
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Imamiya-jinja's (今宮神社) 'Yasurai Festival' (やすらい祭 - 2nd Sunday in April), Kurama's 'Fire Festival' (鞍馬の火祭 - October 22nd) and Uzumasa's 'Bull Festival' (太秦の牛祭 - defunct since 2003) are known as Kyōto's '3 Eccentric Festivals' (京都三奇祭).
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Yuki-jinja (由岐神社) is located at the base of Mt Kurama, beside a zig-zagging path that climbs to the temple above.
Enshrined here are the gods Ōnamuchi (大己貴命) and Sukunahikona (少彦名命), collectively known as 'Yuki Daimyōjin'.
Both are considered deities of medicine.
Camellia Tea Ceremony