Ujigami Shrine

Ujigami Shrine is a Shinto shrine within the city of Uji in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The shrine turned into constructed as a dad or mum shrine for the close by Byodo-in, and is adjacent to the Uji Shrine. In 1994, it was registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as one of the "Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto". The honden and haiden had been designated by way of the Agency for Cultural Affairs as National Treasures inside the class shrines.

The Ujigami Shrine is devoted to the Emperor Ojin and his sons, the imperial princes Uji no Wakiiratsuko and Emperor Nintoku. Uji no Wakiiratsuko devoted suicide to solve a dispute over the imperial succession, and the shrine became constructed in his honor. The honden of the Ujigami Shrine is referred to as the oldest instance of nagare-zukuri fashion of shrine structure in Japan.

In this fashion of structure the three inner shrine systems are constructed aspect-by way of-facet, with the shape within the center being larger than the ones to the left and proper. The honden dates to the overdue Heian period 794 – 1185. The haiden is built within the shinden-zukuri fashion, and its roof in the sugaruhafu fashion. The haiden dates to the Kamakura period. The Kasuga Shrine, additionally in the shrine precinct, dates to the equal duration. The shrine is referred to for its freshwater spring.