If you get off the city bus at the kyoto kaikan museum stop and walk north along jingu-michi, the magnificent heian jingu shrine will unfold before your eyes. heian jingu shrine, which enshrines emperor kanmu and emperor komei, was founded just over 100 years ago. although it is relatively young for a shrine in kyoto, the grounds are adorned with cherry blossoms in spring, irises and japanese irises, and in autumn, bush clover and autumn leaves, attracting a constant stream of tourists from all over the country.