UNESCO WHS - Ancient Kyoto - Ujigami-jinja - 宇治上神社 Postcard

UNESCO WHS Serie - Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) - 古都京都の文化財（京都市、宇治市、大津市） - Ujigami-jinja (Ujigami Shrine) - 宇治上神社 - Built in A.D. 794 on the model of the capitals of ancient China, Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan from its foundation until the middle of the 19th century. As the centre of Japanese culture for more than 1‘000 years, Kyoto illustrates the development of Japanese wooden architecture, particularly religious architecture, and the art of Japanese gardens. The site contains 17 Historic locations. The Ujigami Shrine is a Shinto shrine in the city of Uji. The shrine was built as a guardian shrine for the nearby Byōdō-in. The Ujigami Shrine is dedicated to the Emperor Ōjin and his sons, the imperial princes Uji no Wakiiratsuko and Emperor Nintoku. Uji no Wakiiratsuko committed suicide to solve a dispute over the imperial succession, and the shrine was built in his honor. The Honden of the Ujigami Shrine is known as the oldest example of Nagare-Zukuri style of shrine architecture in Japan. Name: Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) - 古都京都の文化財（京都市、宇治市、大津市） Site: Ujigami-jinja (Ujigami Shrine) - 宇治上神社 Country: Japan Location: Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Kansai Region Inscription: 1994 Category: Cultural (ii)(iv) Unesco Ref: 688-009 Special Feature: The card has a QR-Code on the backside to navigate for more Informationas about the side