Shimogamo Shrine, formally Kamo-mioya Shrine, is a Shinto sanctuary in Kyoto and one of the UNESCO-listed Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto. The article calls it one of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is silent on its architect or client. The infobox gives the style as Nagare-zukuri and the establishment as the 6th century. The oldest records say it dates to around 97 B.C., which conflicts with that date.
By about the eighth century, the shrine had taken its modern form. Under the Shikinen Sengu tradition, it was rebuilt at roughly 21-year intervals from 1036 to 1322. A major reconstruction in 1629 restored the Heian-period form, and the two main halls were rebuilt four times in the 17th and 18th centuries and once in 1863.
The site covers 30 acres with 57 structures. Its approach runs through the Tadasu no Mori forest. Public access to the main halls is traditionally restricted to certain festivals or to priests.
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