Kifune Shrine is located in Kibune, a small town in a valley in the Northern Mountains of Kyoto. Here is the legend, a goddess came by a boat from Osaka to the Northern Kyoto, this shrine was built where her journey came to the end.
The dedication of Kifune Shrine is to the god of water and rain. The fortune paper slips are so unique here. The fortune messages will be appeared when the paper slip is dipped into water.
About one kilometer from the entrance, there is the inner shrine, original site of Kifune Shrine. Also the boat stone, where the goddess’ boat is buried.
The image of the boat stone at the Kifune Shrine seems very interesting to me. Photos and descriptions of this post are also amazing @Ant_Bad_Yogi . Thanks for sharing this nice post. Regards.
Hello @Ant_Bad_Yogi , thank you for introducing one of the important shrines for Japan.
This shrine is dedicated to Suijin (Water god). It is known as a place where the invisible energy actually sent from the river water is rich. Therefore, there is such a fortune telling.
It is also a rain‐making shrine. A white horse was dedicated when it was desired to be sunny, and a black horse was dedicated when it was desired to be rained.
We invented a culture called “Ema (Horse painting)”, which you can see in most shrines and write a wish on a wooden board and put it in the shrine. This is also the birthplace of Ema.
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Thank you for sharing the beautiful pictures of Kifune Shrine. @Ant_Bad_Yogi It is a place where the contrast between green trees and moss and the vermilion torii is very good.
Thank you for joining #monthlytopic via a post about Japan. We, Japanese people often feel impressions from such a photo that like a moss-covered tree. (This traditional Japanese sense is called Wabi-Sabi in Japanese.) Did you feel something beauty from that moss-covered tree? I’m happy to read that at least you felt it’s beautiful. Thank you:-))
@Ant_Bad_Yogi The post is interesting. It just make me more curious about Japan. I like it when you said the fortunate message only appear on the fortunate paper you dip it in water.
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Kyoto has many wonderful shrines and temples. I went around Kyoto and Nara on a high school excursion. I don’t remember if I went to Kifune Shrine. However, I remember going to Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kinkakuji and Ninnaji. Both were very beautiful places.
I don’t remember if I went to Kifune Shrine. 
However, I remember going to Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kinkakuji and Ninnaji. Both were very beautiful places. 