Fushimi-Inari Shrine
The Fushimi-Inari shrine is one of the most famous in all of Japan, indeed, the entire world! ">Located 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 shrine grounds. Fushimi Inari is the most important of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice. Foxes are thought to be Inari's messengers, resulting in many fox statues across the shrine grounds. Fushimi Inari Shrine has ancient origins, predating the capital's move to Kyoto in 794.
Chris warned me this place would be jammed with tourists and it was. As we attempted to take photos, the tourists thinned out the higher we got on the mountain. Chris stopped to read all the gate posts and said that they had the names of shrine patrons, probably people who had donated money to the shrine.
I probably got waaaaaay too many photos of the shrine. We had a nice day, sunlight dappling through the gates providing many a photo op.
Probably my best photo of the shrine.
In this selfie, I just love the way the gates are reflected in my sunglasses. Perfect selfie glasses!
Chris warned me this place would be jammed with tourists and it was. As we attempted to take photos, the tourists thinned out the higher we got on the mountain. Chris stopped to read all the gate posts and said that they had the names of shrine patrons, probably people who had donated money to the shrine.
I probably got waaaaaay too many photos of the shrine. We had a nice day, sunlight dappling through the gates providing many a photo op.
Probably my best photo of the shrine.
Christopher, endlessly stopping to read the gates poles!
They have the names of shrine patrons.
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