Introduction to Yasaka Shrine: Yasaka Shrine is a shrine located in Higashiyama District, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It was the 22nd shrine, and the old shrine was Kanmo Taisha (currently the Byoteo Shrine of the main shrine). It is the headquarter of approximately 3,000 Yasaka shrines across Japan. The shrine’s routine sacrificial activities are called the Gion Matsuri, and together with Tokyo’s Kanda Matsuri and Osaka’s Tenjin Matsuri, they are also known as Japan’s three major festivals.