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Yasui Konpiragu Shrine

Cut off bad marriages at the Enkiri-jinja Shrine

The shrine is known for its blessings for severing bad and good relationships, and is popularly known as “Enkiri Shrine” or “Yasui no Kompira-san.

The “Enkiri Enmusubi Monument” within the shrine grounds is a giant stone in the shape of an ema (votive tablet), 1.5 meters high and 3 meters wide.
The surface of the boulder is so covered with bills that one cannot see the surface of the stone as people try to break off bad marriages and be united with good ones.

The stone has a circular hole in it, and it is said that if one passes through the hole holding a katashiro, a talisman in place of the stone, in which he or she writes a wish for the kind of relationship he or she wants to break or the kind of relationship he or she wants to form, his or her wish will be granted.

Rituals for Enkiri-Musubi (Marriage Ceremony)

Visit the main shrine and write your wish on the "katashiro.
Holding the katashiro, pass through the hole in the "Enkiri Enmusubi Monument" from front to back while praying for your wish.
Next, pass through the "Enkiri Enmusubi" from the back to the front in the same way.
Attach the katashiro to the "Enkiri Enmusubi Monument".

History

In the reign of the 38th Emperor Tenchi (around 670), Kamatari Fujiwara (an aristocrat and politician of the Asuka period and a central figure in the Taika Reforms) built a Buddhist temple.

He planted purple wisteria and named the temple Fujidera, which is said to have started as a prayer for the prosperity of his family.

Kompira Emakan

About 50 large ema dedicated from the mid-Edo period to the Taisho period (1912-1926) and about 500 ema by contemporary artists, cartoonists, and celebrities are on display.

Glass Room

19th century Art Nouveau glass works by Emile Gallé, René Lalique, and others are on display.
A huge glass work of 3 meters by 4 meters, created by contemporary American craftsman Dale Chihuly, is displayed under the glass floor, and is fantastic.

Information

Name
Yasui Konpiragu Shrine
安井金比羅宮
Link
Official Site
Address
70 Shimobenten-cho, Higashioji Matsubara-agaru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
Telephone number
075-561-5127
Hours of operation

Free to visit

Admission fee

Free within the precincts

Parking lot
Free of charge
Access

15 min. by city bus from JR Kyoto Stn.
1 minute walk from Higashiyama Yasui bus stop

Gion, Higashiyama

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