You DON’T need to visit Inari Shrine in Kyoto at 6am to avoid crowds. Just keep walking. 🚶🏻♀️
I to see you shine.
I visited Inari Shrine during sakura season in Kyoto PLUS a peak afternoon time.
It does get crowded in the beginning of the route, but if you keep walking, it becomes pretty empty. #kyoto #kyototrip #fushimiinari
📍 Fushimi Inari Taisha in Japan is one of Kyoto’s most iconic and important Shinto shrines, famous for its thousands of vibrant red torii gates.
🍚 The shrine is dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice and prosperity.
🚶🏻♀️ The estimated hike up is 40 minutes and 12,000 steps though beautiful torii gates, a few city views and forest.
Honest opinion: the very end of the hike is nothing to write home about (unless you’re actually there to pray), so you might get disappointed.
But the hike up was a nice workout + you’re walking through a forest!
Whatever time you visit, just keep walking. 🚶🏻♀️
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If you make it past where most people stop (a little under halfway) it gets sooo much less crowded, and there’s more to explore!
I only made it slightly past the half way point. It’s a challenging climb!