Atago Shrine (Kyoto)
# Atago Shrine (Kyoto)

Atago Shrine (愛宕神社, Atago-jinja) is a Shinto shrine on Mount Atago, the northwest of Kyoto, Japan. Enshrined is Atago Gongen who protects Kyoto from fire. Shugendō practices and a place for worship are known from the eighth century. The late-Kamakura period Honden has been designated an Important Cultural Property. (Actually, the late-Kamakura period Honden is located at another Atago-jinja in Kameoka, to the northwest of Kyoto : 35°2′28″N 135°35′13″E﻿ / ﻿35.04111°N 135.58694°E﻿ / 35.04111; 135.58694) Atago Jinja is the head of nine hundred Atago shrines throughout Japan.

## Deities

### Main hall

* Izanami no Mikoto
* Haniyasuhime no Mikoto
* Amenokumahito no Mikoto
* Wakumusubi no Kami
* Toyoukebime no Mikoto

### Wakamiya

* Ikazuchi no Kami
* Kagutsuchi no Mikoto
* Hamushi no Kami

### Okumiya

* Ōkuninushi
