Shinto shrine
Kurumazaki Jinja
車折神社（くるまざきじんじゃ）
Ukyō, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture
A shrine in Saga, Arashiyama, Kyoto, enshrining Kiyohara no Yorinari, a Confucian scholar of the late Heian period. Besides learning, it is widely worshipped as a kami who watches over the keeping of promises.
English pages are the site’s own translations of its Japanese pages. The sources cited are in Japanese. 日本語で読む
Prayers associated with this place
Enshrined kami: Kiyohara no Yorinari
History and things to know
According to shrine tradition, it began when Yorinari, who died in Bunji 5 (1189), was buried on the present site, then a domain of the Kiyohara family, and a mausoleum was established. His mausoleum was called “Sakura no Miya” because he loved cherry blossoms, but when the shafts of an ox-drawn carriage broke in front of the shrine during an outing by Emperor Go-Saga, it was granted the title “Kurumazaki Daimyōjin.”
Introduced by this site, based on materials from the shrine or temple and public bodies.
Before you visit
Opening hours, access, areas open to visitors, and events can change. Please check the latest guidance from the shrine or temple itself before you go.
Official website of the shrine or temple (may be in Japanese)
Sources (in Japanese)
- 車折神社「御祭神・御本尊・由緒の公式案内」（2026-10-22 確認）
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