We will have a special property in front of Shimogamo Shrine ♪ ~ Midsummer Kyoto Sanpo ~

A beautiful beauty prayer “Kawai Shrine” with makeup on ema

The Kawai Shrine is the southernmost camp in Shimogamo Shrine.It is said that this god “Tamayohime no Mikoto” will fulfill the wishes of many women, such as beauty, childbirth, childcare and marriage.The most famous is the beauty prayer.
Here, we write a wish to votive “Egami” in the shape of a hand mirror.Not only the shape of the votive horse, but also the content you enter is unique.In addition to writing a wish, it puts makeup on the face (the eyes, nose and mouth are drawn from the beginning) in the mirror.You can use your favorite cosmetics, or you can use colored pencils prepared at the shrine.You can pray that you want to be such a beautiful woman by drawing and devoting your own face.
Even though the base eyes, nose and mouth are the same, the faces of the votive votive horses are various.There are a lot of ema that are transformed so cute, so it’s fun to see them one by one.
After your visit, take a break with a drink “Beautiful Water” made from the juice of Karin taken at Shimogamo Shrine.Let’s polish the beauty further.

“Saruya” as an angel at a Japanese confectionery shop that boasts anko

Saruya is a sweet place in front of Torii at Shimogamo Shrine.Although it is a simple shop-style setting, there is only a shop operated by the local anko specialty store “Hosendo”, and it has an elegant and delicate taste.We would like you to taste Japanese sweets using red bean, which is cooked daily with carefully selected Azuki from Tamba.
The specialty here is “Shenri”, which is related to the festival.It is said that you can spend time without sickness.This is also recommended, but during the summer, in addition to matcha-flavored shaved ice, chilled sweets such as “Ice Flower”, which is made from frozen anko and ice candy, are especially popular.
If you want to taste the anko more, “Chilled Shiruko (510 yen)” is recommended.A white ball of rice cake that has been chilled.It has a modest sweetness and a light aftertaste.
The area around the main shrine is sunny and very hot, so it’s a good place to cool off after a visit.Why don’t you think about the next destination slowly while taking a break here?

“Kamo Mitarashi Chaya” where you can enjoy mitarashi dumplings from Shimogamo Shrine

After visiting Shimogamo Shrine, stop by the sweets shop “Kamo Mitarashi Chaya” in the western part of the shrine.As the name suggests, Mitarashi Dango is a specialty store.In fact, Mitarashi dumplings originated from Shimogamo Shrine! It is said that the dumplings that appear in the Mitarashi Pond in the “Aoi-no-Mori” are represented as dumplings.
Although you can buy sushi and warabimochi in the store, if you come here, you can also buy “Mitarashi Dango 3 pieces” (¥ 420).If you look closely at this Mitarashi dumpling, you can see that the first one and the other four are separated.This is also meaningful.
There are various theories, but in the famous one, the top one represents the head and the other four represent the extremities.Can you eat 3 bottles by yourself? You may be worried, but each one of the dumplings is small so you can eat it with pelori!

Shimogamo Shrine surrounded by nature is a summer resort in the city

Although Shimogamo Shrine is not so far from the city (from the center of sightseeing, Gion Shijo Station to Demachiyanagi Station, which is the nearest to Shimogamo Shrine, it takes about 5 minutes), it is surrounded by rich nature such as Kamogawa River It is very relaxing.
Why don’t you take a walk in a yukata that sweats even if you walk a little?