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The Kamo shrines defent the Northeastern side of Kyoto. There are two main shrines Kamigamo Shrine and Shimogamo Shrine. .[1][2]


They do not have a very well known historical or mythical origin


Kamigamo shrine worrhips Ajisukitakahikone under another name


Shimogamo shrine worships Tamakushi-hime (玉依姫命) and Kamotaketsunumi no Mikoto (賀茂建角身命)

  1. Terry, Philip. (1914). Terry's Japanese empire, p. 479.
  2. Miyazaki, Makoto. "Lens on Japan: Defending Heiankyo from Demons," Template:Webarchive Daily Yomiuri. December 20, 2005.