Heian-Jingu Shrine is a Shinto temple in Kyoto, built in 1895 – the year which marked the 1100th anniversary of the founding of Heian-Kyo (the former name of Kyoto).

The temple is very different to the rank of deities of the two emperors, who ruled from Kyoto. The Emperor of the Kamma moved the capital to Heian-Kyo, and the Emperor komei, in turn, moved Japan's capital from Kyoto to Tokyo. In addition, the Kamma, who ruled at the turn of the VII – IX centuries, improved legislation, encouraged the development of science and international trade. And the Emperor komei, who lived in the nineteenth century, laid the foundations of the formation of modern Japan, his undertakings continued the Emperor Meiji. Both rulers were deified by the request of the citizens of Kyoto. Every year during the festival, Jidai Matsuri ("Festival Days"), which is celebrated on October 22, from the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, a solemn procession takes the idol worshiping Kamma and Comea in the Heian Jingu Shrine.

The main building of the temple is a copy of the Kyoto Imperial Palace and differs from the original only by the size – it is less by a third. The main entrance to the temple are considered to be gate-torii of Oten-mon, one of the highest in Japan. However, they are spaced from the Church a mile. The temple grounds are organized in accordance with the laws of the Chinese art of Feng Shui: in the Eastern part of the tower is the Blue Dragon, in the Western tower of the White Tiger.

The temple complex is surrounded by four gardens, named for the cardinal directions – North, South, East and West. The gardens cover an area of 33 thousand square meters and represent the art of gardening Meiji times. Every garden has its own attractions (such as the tram in the South garden, established to commemorate the opening of the first tram route in Kyoto in 1895), and water.