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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.
This shrine is the central location for some 40,000 Inari shrines throughout the entirety of Japan. Directions. 68 Yabunouchi-cho, Fukakusa Fushimi-ku, Kyoto. Tel. +81-75-641-7331. Fax. +81-75-642-2153. Website. http://inari.jp/en/.
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.
May 2, 2024 · Walking Tour: Fushimi-Inari-Taisha Shrine features in our Private Walking Tour of Tofuku-ji Temple to Fushimi-Inari-Taisha Shrine. English address: 68 Yabunouchi-cho, Fukakusa, Fushimi-ku. Japanese address: 伏見区深草藪之内町68. Opening hours: Dawn to dusk. Admission: Free. Non-smoking area: Yes. Nearest Transport: 5min walk from Inari ...
Designated as an Important Cultural Property, the main shrine building contains five shrines together: a lower shrine, a middle shrine, an upper shrine and auxiliary shrines Tanaka Shrine and Shino Okami Shrine. These five pillars of Fushimi Inari Taisha are named for the great virtues of Inari Okami that they embody.
Overview. With a history tracing back to the 8 th century, Fushimi Inari Taisha is the headquarters of the some 30,000 Inari shrines around the country. Located on and around Mt. Inari, the shrine complex is comprised of easily accessible worship halls at the base of the mountain connected via vermilion torii gate-lined paths winding up the ...
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. Inariyama, the mountain on which the shrine rests, is the kamnabi, or residence of the ...
