Kamo clan
The Kamo clan is a Japanese shake clan which traces its roots from a Yayoi period shrine in northeastern Kyoto. The clan rose to prominence during the Asuka and Heian periods when the Kamo are identified with the 7th-century founding of the Kamo Shrine.
Kamo Shrine
The Kamo Shrine's name references the area's early inhabitants, many of whom continue to live near the shrine their ancestors traditionally served. The formal names of corollary jinja memorialize vital clan roots in a history which pre-dates the founding of Japan's ancient capital.The Kamo Shrine encompasses what are now independent but traditionally associated jinja or shrines—the Kamo-wakeikazuchi Shrine in Kyoto's Kita Ward and the Kamo-mioya Shrine in Sakyo Ward. The jinja names identify the various kami or deities who are venerated; the name also refers to the nearby woods.
Although now incorporated within boundaries of the city, the location was once Tadasu no Mori, the wild forest home of the exclusive caretakers of the shrine from prehistoric times.