【Kurumazaki Shrine, Kyoto】A beautiful sightseeing spot with vermilion cobblestone walls

Kurumazaki Shrine, located in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, is a “performing arts shrine” where Japanese idols, actors, and other famous people pray for artistic improvement, and the shrine grounds are dedicated to about 2,000 vermilion-lacquered tamagaki, making it a very popular tourist spot.

A short walk from Kurumazaki Shrine Station on the Randen Arashiyama Main Line

Randen is a train line that connects to Kyoto Arashiyama, and “Kurumazaki Shrine Station” is three stops before “Arashiyama Station”.

The Randen Arashiyama Main Line has nine stations starting at Shijo-Omiya Station and ending at Kurumazaki Shrine Station, which means

Torii gate and komainu (guardian dogs) at the entrance

When you get off the bus, a torii gate awaits you. The approach through the torii gate on the station side is the “Urasando” (back approach).

The deity and benefits of Kurumazaki Shrine, a power spot in Kyoto

Kurumazaki Shrine is located in Saga Asahi-cho, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, and its deity is Kiyohara no Yorinari, a Confucian scholar of the late Heian period and the son of the 40th Emperor Tenmu.

Your Wishes Come True! Recommended Worship Procedures

There is a recommended way to make your wish come true at Kurumazaki Shrine, so please try it.

1. Purify your hands and mouth at the “Temizusha
2. Purify your body and soul by cleansing bad luck and karma at the “Shrine of Purification.
3. At the reception desk of the shrine office, receive a “Prayer Stone” and in front of the “Main Shrine,” clasp the “Prayer Stone” between your hands and make a strong wish in your heart.
4. Those who are “related to the performing arts” will then visit the “Performing Arts Shrine” and likewise clasp the “Prayer Stone” between their hands and pray strongly in their hearts for their wishes.
5. Carry the omamori type “Prayer Stone” with you at all times. Place the “Prayer Stone” in the form of an amulet on the altar at home or at work (above eye level) and pray daily.
6. When your wish is granted, pick up a stone wherever you can, write a “word of thanks” on the stone you picked up, and deliver it to the front of the main shrine. At the same time, the “Prayer Stone” should also be delivered to the old card collection place.

※The “Stone of Thanks” and the “Prayer Stone” can be mailed.

A hand-watering fountain to purify body and soul

In front of the shrine office, there is a water closet. First, purify your hands and mouth here.

A “purifying shrine” that purifies and purifies body and soul.

Just past the Benten Shrine, on the right is the purifying shrine, a power spot that has been widely featured on TV and in magazines.

The power of the shrine is full of divine power to “purify bad luck and bad causation” and “eliminate bad luck and bad luck,” and people come from all over Japan to pray for protection from bad luck and bad causation.

It is the most popular spot next to the performing arts shrine and the most powerful spot in Kurumazaki Shrine.

The sign on the right reads “Do not touch. The sign on the right says, “Please do not touch. You will not receive any blessings if you touch it. Some visitors also put their hands on the rope, but this is not allowed because the rope is used to separate the Shinto shrine from the real world, and putting your hand on the rope is inappropriate.

Shrine pavilions that grant wishes

This shrine pavilion enshrines Kiyohara no Yorinari, the deity of the shrine.

The “sacred stone” that returns when wishes come true

In front of the shrine, there is a stone place for “Prayer God Stone” where people whose wishes have been fulfilled write their words of thanks on the stone and dedicate it to the god.

There are various stones from large to small. You can use any stone you like, and if your wish comes true, you can dedicate it to the Prayer God Stone.

Photo Gallery

Shrines within the precincts of Kurumazaki Shrine (regent and subordinate shrines)

Access to Kurumazaki Shrine

• Shrine name: Kurumazaki Shrine
• Address: 23 Saga-Asahi-machi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture (Google Map)
• Business hours: 9:00-17:00
• Access: A short walk from Kurumazaki Shrine Station on the Randen Arashiyama Main Line

Introduction of shrines near Kurumazaki Shrine

Nonomiya Shrine

Konoshima Shrine

Sanno Shrine