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Camellia Tea CeremonyFor over a thousand years members of the nobility would pray at the shrine before setting off on important journeys🧭Ex-emperors Shirakawa and Toba began their pilgrimages to Kumano from Jōnan-gū, and Princess Kazu departed here in 1861 to marry Shōgun Tokugawa Iemochi.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jonangu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Jonangu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/camellia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#camellia</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyRather confusingly, both Jōnan-gū and Fujinomori-jinja (藤森神社) claim to have their origins with Mahataki-jinja.Fujinomori-jinja likely stands close to where this shrine was founded in 203, but the current incarnation of Mahataki-jinja (真幡寸神社) is located within Jōnan-gū🤔<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jonangu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Jonangu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%9F%8E%E5%8D%97%E5%AE%AE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#城南宮</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#京都</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyJōnan-gū's origins are hazy at best.Some say Empress Jingū (神功皇后 ?169-269?), returning victorious from campaigns on the Korean Peninsula, buried her battle pennant and enshrined the god Yachihoko-no-kami (八千矛神) here in 203 in a shrine called Mahataki-jinja (眞幡寸神社).<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jonangu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Jonangu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%9F%8E%E5%8D%97%E5%AE%AE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#城南宮</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A2%85" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#梅</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyShōfu-dō's (松甫堂) 'tsubaki-mochi' (椿餅) is sold exclusively on the approach to Jōnan-gu during plum blossom season. The sweet's slight octagonal shape was inspired by the shrine's famous amulet (protecting against unlucky directions). <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%9F%8E%E5%8D%97%E5%AE%AE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#城南宮</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jonangu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Jonangu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/camellia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#camellia</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#和菓子</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyOne of Kyōto's most photographed pieces of scenery is a stretch of garden behind Jōnan-gū's (城南宮) main shrine. Here winter and spring collide with plum blossoms cascading over fallen camellia flowers...bright dots in a verdant green carpet.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/J%C5%8Dnang%C5%AB" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Jōnangū</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%9F%8E%E5%8D%97%E5%AE%AE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#城南宮</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Japan</a>

Camellia Tea Ceremony7) Famed for its ume, from late February Jōnan-gū (城南宮) hosts the 'Plum Blossom Festival' (梅まつり).The shrine boasts five distinctive gardens. 4 were designed by master landscaper Nakane Kinsaku (中根金作 1917-95), who was inspired by different periods of Japanese history.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%9F%8E%E5%8D%97%E5%AE%AE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#城南宮</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jonangu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Jonangu</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyShōfu-dō's (松甫堂) 'tsubaki-mochi' (椿餅) is sold exclusively on the approach to Jōnan-gu during plum blossom season. The sweet's slight octagonal shape was inspired by the shrine's famous amulet (protecting against unlucky directions). <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jonangu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Jonangu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%9F%8E%E5%8D%97%E5%AE%AE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#城南宮</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wagashi" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#wagashi</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%92%8C%E8%8F%93%E5%AD%90" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#和菓子</a>

Camellia Tea CeremonyOne of Kyōto's most photographed pieces of scenery is a stretch of garden behind Jōnan-gū's (城南宮) main shrine. Here winter and spring collide with plum blossoms cascading over fallen camellia flowers...bright dots in a verdant green carpet.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/J%C5%8Dnang%C5%AB" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Jōnangū</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%9F%8E%E5%8D%97%E5%AE%AE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#城南宮</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Japan</a>

Camellia Tea Ceremony🗺️🤔SOUTH OF THE CAPITAL🧭🌸Second only to Kitano Tenmangū as the go-to destination for plum blossoms, Jōnan-gū's "Spring Mountain" (春の山) reimagines a Heian-period style garden.even the mean monks come to eat rice cakes- God of Jōnan 腹あしき僧も餅くへ城南神 -Yosa-no-Buson.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ume" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#ume</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A2%85" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#梅</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Jonangu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Jonangu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%9F%8E%E5%8D%97%E5%AE%AE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#城南宮</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#spring</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#Japan</a>

西縁ゆかり(suienyukari)Jonangu-shrine's plum garden.<a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#京都</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E7%A5%9E%E7%A4%BE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#神社</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E5%9F%8E%E5%8D%97%E5%AE%AE" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#城南宮</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E8%8A%B1" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#花</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/%E6%A2%85" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#梅</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#kyoto</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#japan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shrine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#shrine</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jonangu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#jonangu</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/plum" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#plum</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#flowers</a>

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