Located in southern Kyoto, Fushimi Inari Taisha was established before the move of Japan’s capital to Kyoto in 794. It is the most important Japanese Shinto shrine dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice. Famous for its thousands of vermilion red Torii gates accessible 24/7 and leading into the forest of the sacred Mt Inari.
Fushimi Inari Taisha is also largely known for its fox statues where foxes are thought to be Inari’s messengers.
Adventure in Kyoto! Loads of culture and history in one city.
We’ve got all that and more in this episode of ONLY in JAPAN.
Kyoto’s “Shrine of 10,000 ‘Torii'” or Gates is simply awesome. It’s also ranked as Japan’s no.1 attraction for foreign tourists*
Yes, it can be crowded during the day, but we’ll explore this mysterous shrine at night when no one is around — except the wildlife and a few stragglers.
This time, John will explore and explain Kyoto’s most popular shrine, Fushimi Inari.
HISTORY:
Fushimi Inari is full of history going back to the year 717!
John interviews one of the Shinto priests and unravel some of the history that might not be in guidebooks. The lengend of Fushimi Inari is revealed!
Are those gates orange or red?
What’s the meaning behind the color?
Which big Hollywood movie was this shrine featured in?
Who cleans all these gates?
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