In 859 the tutelary god of the Fujiwara clan was moved from Nara to Kyoto. Fujiwara Yamakage built a new shrine at Yoshida Mountain for the clan deity.
Yoshida Shrine Outer torii.
According to the Eiga Monogatari (A Tale of Flowering Fortunes), Empress Anshi was cremated near Yoshida Shrine in 964.
Yoshida Shrine.