How to Say ‘It's Kamigamo Shrine.’ in Japanese
上賀茂神社です。
kamigamo jinja desu
[kah-mee-GAH-moh JEEN-jah dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Answering with just a place name plus です is natural. You don't need to repeat the verb from the question.
Phrase Breakdown
上賀茂
kamigamo
[kah-mee-GAH-moh]
Kamigamo (place name)
Area in northern Kyoto with a shrine that is the procession's final stop.
上賀茂はとても静かです。
Kamigamo is very quiet.
神社
jinja
[JEEN-jah]
Shinto shrine
A place of worship for Shinto gods, usually marked by a torii gate.
お正月に神社へ行きます。
I go to a shrine at New Year.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
A basic polite copula used to say 'is/am/are.'
田中です。
I am Tanaka.
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