A few of the shrines of Hachi-jinja. Many paper lanterns are lined up along the stairs, as well as in front of a couple of the buildings. On the left of the stairs is an area for people to tie up the omikuji fortunes with bad luck.

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   As its name suggests, Hachi-jinja honours eight Shinto deities. Up the stairs, there are a few shrines placed next to one another. It's a pretty small space and without much knowledge about Shintoism, we couldn't appreciate it fully. But it has a really cosy and serene atmosphere.

   If I were to revisit Kyoto, I think it would be good to avoid the famous landmarks and to visit this sort of "neighbourhood" shrines or temples instead.

   With that done, we visited some of the stalls near Ginkaku-ji, getting us some daifuku and drinks from the vending machine.