Kifune Shrine

Kyoto Prefecture · Japan

Kifune Shrine, Japan
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Dedicated to the deity of water, this shrine rises along a stream in a forested Kyoto valley, its stone stairway lined with vermilion lanterns. Visitors draw fortunes that appear when floated on the sacred water.

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