is a Shinto shrine located in Ukyō-ku in Kyoto, Japan.
History The shrine became the object of Imperial patronage during the early Heian period.Breen, John et al. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami, pp. 74-75. In 965, Emperor Murakami ordered that Imperial messengers were sent to report important events to the guardian kami of Japan. These heihaku were initially presented to 16 shrines;Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines, pp. 116-117. and in 991, Emperor Ichijō added three more shrines to Murakami's list. Three years later in 994, Ichijō refined the scope of that composite list by adding and Gion Shrine, which is now known as Yasaka Jinja.Ponsonby-Fane, Shrines, p. 118.
From 1871 through 1946, the Umenomiya Shrine was officially designated one of the , meaning that it stood in the second rank of government supported shrines.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan, pp. 126.
See also List of Shinto shrines Twenty-Two Shrines Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines
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References Breen, John and Mark Teeuwen. (2000). Shinto in History: Ways of the Kami. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1962). Studies in Shinto and Shrines. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 399449 ____________. (1959). The Imperial House of Japan. Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society. OCLC 194887
External links Umenomiya Shrine: Official web site