The Inoue-sha at Shimogamo-jinja.

Night falls at the Mitarashi Pond.

Shimogamo-jinja's Mitarashi Pond.

Lighting votive candles at the Mitarashi Pond.

Inoue-sha (井上社) first stood at the confluence of the Kamo and Takano rivers (鴨川/高野川).

Destroyed during the Ōnin War (応仁の乱) in 1470, it moved to its current position (close to Shimogamo-jinja's main hall) in 1592.

It came under the direct management of Shimogamo in 1629.

#Inouesha #井上社 #Shimogamo