Fushimi Inari Shrine is located in the southern
part of Kyoto and is one of the important Shinto shrines in
the city. It is most known for the thousands of vermillion
torii gates lined up one after another.
Fushimi Inari Shrine is famous for the
thousands of
vermillion torii gates that are lined up one after
another.
It is an important Shinto shrine located in the
southern
part of Kyoto. The origins of the shrine predate the
beginning of the Heian period. The trails that lead to
the
sacred forest of Mount Inari are covered with torii
gates
and foxes. Many companies go to the religious site to
have the blessing of the Inari deity for their business.
All
the torii gates are donated from various companies
over
the years and cost 400,000 yen to have a small gate
in
Fushimi Inari Shrine. The reason why you will see
foxes
around the grounds is because they are said to be
the
messengers of Inari.
Behind the main grounds is the entrance to the
Senbon
Torii (thousands of torii gates) trail. It is here that
there
are two dense and parallel rows of torii gates. On one
side of the gates you can see the inscriptions of the
names of those who donated the torii and the date.
The
hike to the summit takes an average of 2-3 hours.
Along
the trails are smaller shrines as well as restaurants to
enjoy locally themed dishes.
Please see below for tours that include
Fushimi Inari Shrine:
