The Gates of Fushimi Inari-taisha
Fushimi Inari-taisha is the head shrine of the kami Inari, founded in 711 CE by the Hata clan. Inari is the kami of rice and agriculture; merchants worship Inari as patron of business. Roughly 10,000 torii mark the entrance to the holy domain.
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Fushimi Inari-taisha is the head shrine of the kami Inari, founded in 711 CE by the Hata clan.
Inari is the kami of rice and agriculture; merchants worship Inari as patron of business.
Roughly 10,000 torii mark the entrance to the holy domain. About 800 form the Senbon Torii.
The trails span 4 kilometres up Mount Inari, 233 metres above sea level.
Behind the main gate and shrine, tens of thousands of rock altars sit along the mountain path for private worship.
Fushimi Inari-taisha offers an open view of the main object of worship, a mirror. The main shrine was built in 1499.
Fushimi Inari-taisha welcomes the most visitors in western Japan.
Sweet shops sell tsujiura senbei, a fortune cookie dating to the 19th century. Some believe it inspired the American version.
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