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Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社, Fushimi Inari Taisha) is an important Shinto shrine in southern Kyoto. It is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates, which straddle a network of trails behind its main buildings. The trails lead into the wooded forest of the sacred Mount Inari, which stands at 233 meters and belongs to the ...
Fushimi Inari-taisha (Japanese: 伏見稲荷大社) is the head shrine of the kami Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain, also named Inari, which is 233 metres (764 ft) above sea level, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines which span 4 kilometres (2.5 mi ...
Dedicated to Inari, deity of a good harvest and success in business, Fushimi Inari Taisha is the head of all of Japan's Inari shrines. The seemingly endless path of vibrant orange torii gates leading up Mt. Inari makes for an impressive setting and is one of the most famous images of Japan.
Fushimi Inari Taisha is now known worldwide as one of the most iconic sights in Kyoto, and in Japan as a whole. Greetings from the Head Priest. We have a duty to protect Inariyama, the mountain on which this shrine rests, and pass on the tradition of promoting the harmonious coexistence of the deities, human beings, and nature that it represents.
The magical, seemingly unending path of over 5000 vibrant orange torii gates that wind through the hills behind Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine makes it one of the most popular shrines in Japan. The walk around the upper precincts is a pleasant day hike.
Perhaps the single most impressive sight in all Kyoto, Fushimi-Inari-Taisha Shrine is the most important shrine in the entire city. Don’t miss it!
Fushimi Inari Taisha is the largest Shinto shrine in Japan located in the south of Kyoto. Built in 711, it is dedicated to the goddess of rice Inari and more broadly to wealth. The beautiful complex unveils through a walk in a valley delineated by thousands of vermilion torii gates.
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One of the oldest shrines in the city, Fushimi Inari Taisha’s first buildings date back to 711 on the nearby Inariyama hill, though it is said to have already been considered an ancient spiritual location when the capital was moved from Nagaoka to Kyoto in 794.
Inari shrines are the most familiar Shinto shrines to the Japanese people. There are said to be some thirty thousand throughout the country, frequented by people of all ages. Fushimi Inari Taisha is the head shrine with which all the others are affiliated.
Dec 23, 2011 · Fushimi Inari Taisha is a picturesque shrine that you’ll often see in Japan photobooks and guides. It’s particularly photogenic and famous because the shrine grounds are home to thousands of red torii gates (called the Senbon Torii ), which frame the trails behind its buildings.
