[2025 Kyoto Attraction] Travel Guide for Umenomiya-taisha Shrine (Updated Apr)

#FamilyTravel ⛩️ Bring your family to visit Kyoto, Arashiyama area Most people who come to this area will only stop by Arashiyama But there is a shrine about 2 kilometers away which is Umenomiya Taisha Shrine. It is a shrine where Japanese people often visit to pray for general things including praying for children for those who want to have children and there are also cats, so people who know often stop by to see the cats The caretaker of the shrine said that there are about 10 cats but on the day I went, they must have been cold, I saw about 4 cats If anyone stops by, it would be a good idea to bring some food or snacks for the cats 📍 Location: 30 Umesu Fukennogawacho, Ukeyo, Kyoto, 615-0921 Japan 🕗 Opening hours: 6:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 🚙 Parking: There is free parking in front of the shrine for those who visit the shrine #Kyoto #TokyoTravel #TravelJapan #Japan #Shrine #UmenomiyaTaishaShrine

Traveled by Philippine Airlines, booked through trip.com On the first day of the trip, there was a snowstorm, so we couldn't go much, just went to Wat Thong, Wat Ngern, and Wat Nam Sai.

In the rain, the Meigong Taisha, the hydrangea is quietly open, and the lotus in the pool is also in full bloom. No one, only the dripping raindrops. Few tourists know here, some blog posts say that they only know that there are cats here, but the real existence of Meigong Dashe is because of Japans first ancestor of winemaking. However, the presence of cats will make people forget other things more often, especially the cats lying on the money box. Is it lucky or bad? (The money collection is blocked...)

Meigong Taisha, a little-known Kyoto "Cat Shrine" In Kyoto, a three-step one shrine, a five-step temple, Mei Gong Dashe is not famous, and there are almost no criminal records on the Internet. However, after careful study, there are wooden flowers to open the house, the god of wine and the god of the mountains. Since the Nara era, people from all over Kyoto and around the country have come here to pray. Here in February, the red plum fragrance, the May calamus, the hydrangea in June, the red leaves in November, and the scenery, make this place a place that tourists do not want to miss. Actually, there is another name here: "Cat Shrine." The reason for the origin of the current Meigong Taisha's director Hashimoto is a cat-loving person, currently he is raising 15 cats in the community. Now people come to the Meigong Taisha in addition to wishing, the biggest purpose is probably to come and enjoy the cat. They are well cared for by the naked eye. They are lazy and have no sense of life crisis every day. Some are lazy and squatting, and some look like Meigong Taisha as a community leader. Always sell intentionally or unintentionally, capturing a myriad of shutters. Mei Gong Taisha itself is not big, but it comes with a very large garden called God Garden. Small pond, step by step. Although there is no fine workmanship of Suzhou gardens, but bamboo huts, fish and stone, there is no lack of natural wildness. Although it is located in the suburbs of Kyoto, it is highly recommended. Although there will be a quaint "Mei Palace Festival" at the beginning of March every year, there are still many flowers to enjoy in other months. [Meimachi Taisha Tips] Address: 30 Mijin, Miyoshi-cho, Kanagawa-ku, Kyoto City Transportation: Hankyu Electric Railway Line Matsuo-no-Mori, 10 minutes on foot; City bus bus Meisong Palace Shrine, get off / Hh/ticket: free opening opening hours: 6