The shrine sits at the base of a mountain also named “Inari”, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines.
Because Inari is the god of business, each of the Torii is donated by a Japanese business.
Merchants and manufacturers worship Inari for wealth. Donated torii lining footpaths are part of the scenic view.
This popular shrine is said to have as many as 40,000 sub-shrines (matsuji) throughout Japan.
Fees : Free
Opening Hours : No closing days
Keihan Fushimi Inari station.
Turn to the left at this .
There are many restaurants and souvenir stores along this street.
She is making Dango (団子) which is a Japanese dumpling.
Soba restaurant.
They have some combos.
The entrance of Fushimi Inari shrine.
Fushimi Inari shrine is a really large shrine. Japanese go to shrines or temples to celebrate a new year between Jan 1st and 3rd every year.
About 2.7 million people came to pray to God for 3 days between Jan 1st and 3rd 2010.
It will have been 1300 years next year since Fushimi Inari shrine was built.
The shrine before the main one.
“Azuma maro shrine(東丸神社)”. The shrine for the success in studies. Local people call this shrine “Tomaru san”.
The main shrine.
Ring the bell and pray to god.
This is the map of Fushimi Inari shrine. You can tell how big this shrine is. I’m just at the main shrine which is in the middle. Let’s climb this mountain.
The horse is enshrined.
You can see wild cats everywhere.
This is the famous shrines.
The entrance of 40000 shrines.
I like this lantern.
Which way would you like to go?
I go to the right one.
So many shrines… can’t count them.
They sell some charms here. You could give up climbing because it’s pretty much everything if you come up here.
Many miniature shrines.
Candles.
Many Ema.
People put their wishes on Ema.
I’m climbing up to the top.
A long journey.
Go to this bathroom. There is no bathroom except this one.
I saw many people at the main place where has the store selling charms but there is just a few people after that.
Everywhere shrines, shrines and shrines.
Is it the top of Fushimi Inari shrine??
No… This is not the top.
A pond.
Small shrines and big shrines.
A guy is taking a picture of the statue of fox.
Oh my god… I’m still here?? It already took 30 mins to come up here. It seems like I’m not even at the middle.
There are some cafe on the way to the top.
They have sweets, Udon, tea and special sake.
Another cafe.
Kitsune Udon is one of their specialties. This is a udon topped with Aburaage (sweetened deep-fried tofu pockets).
Keep going.
Really nice.
It’s Kyoto city I guess.
Still I’m in the middle of this mountain.
Another cafe here.
I like the flat place now.
It says “下ノ杜” means the shrines on the bottom.
I feel like this lasts forever.
I asked “How long does it take to the top from here?” to a person who was at the cafe. He said “10 mins”.
Okay, I’m almost there.
Ok. 10 more mins. Let’s go.
That must be the top.
It says “中ノ杜” means the middle of the shrines. This is not the top but next shrine must be the top because I already passed the bottom and the middle.
This is the place to wash your hands and mouth to purify yourself. It took 10 mins since I asked.
Finally!! I got to the top!!
稲荷山頂上!! The top of Inari shrines(mountain).
This is the shrine at the top.
Pray to god.
Going back to the bottom.
Getting darker. The lanterns are much better than the ones in the afternoon.
A water fall.
It’s small but nice.
There are two ways to go back to the bottom. Both ways lead you to the bottom.
Funny statue of fox.
Another cat.
A weird thing.
At the bottom of Fushimi Inari shrine. It took an hour and a half from the middle section where sells charms(It’s a main shrine after go thru the many shrines), and through the top of the mountain to the bottom.
If you don’t have enough time, you shouldn’t climb up to the top. You should go to the main shrine and go back to the bottom.
