Located right in my neighborhood, Kamigyo-ku, this was the last shrine I happened to visit. Shiramine Jingu inshrines the kami of two previous Japanese emperors who were driven into exile, Sutoku (1119–1164) and Junnin (733–765). The shrine is associated with sports, in particular soccer, and it stages an annual kemari festival played by Shinto priests on April 14.

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