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Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社 Fushimi-Inari-taisha). Another of Kyoto's often-
overlooked jewels, about twenty-minutes to the south of Kyoto. Dedicated to Inari,
the Shinto god of cereals, Fushimi-Inari-taisha is the head shrine (taisha) for
40,000 Inari shrines across Japan. Stretching 230 meters up the hill behind it are
hundreds of bright red torii (gates). A visitor could easily spend several hours
walking up the hillside, taking in the beautiful views of the city of Kyoto and
walking through the torii, which appear luminescent in the late afternoon sun.
Countless stone foxes, also referred to as Inari, are also dotted along the path.
overlooked jewels, about twenty-minutes to the south of Kyoto. Dedicated to Inari,
the Shinto god of cereals, Fushimi-Inari-taisha is the head shrine (taisha) for
40,000 Inari shrines across Japan. Stretching 230 meters up the hill behind it are
hundreds of bright red torii (gates). A visitor could easily spend several hours
walking up the hillside, taking in the beautiful views of the city of Kyoto and
walking through the torii, which appear luminescent in the late afternoon sun.
Countless stone foxes, also referred to as Inari, are also dotted along the path.