Aioi-no-yashiro, a small shrine on the grounds of Shimogamo Jinja Shrine in Kyoto, is known to have ... As a custom, the ema goes back to the Nara Period (710-794). It spread from Shinto shrines ...

Many of the buildings in Pontocho date back to the Edo period, so it’s got all ... then visiting Nara is a no-brainer. Nara is a great day trip from Kyoto, as it’s only about an hour away ...

Because relaying information to Kyoto took weeks, Dazaifu officials had to make ... Religion, like many other aspects of society, changed in important ways during the Heian period. Earlier Nara ...