Today, we get up really early to beat the crowds to Fushimi Inari, Kyoto’s beautiful gated mountain. But that’s not the only thing we’re doing today! There’s a secret that is right next to this mountain, hidden beyond a bathroom…
Thousands of beautiful red tori gates line this mountain. You can donate money to have a tori gate placed on the mountain, as has been the tradition for hundreds of years. The main path has around 1,000 gates placed on it of various sizes. It takes a few hours to hike up and down the mountain, and there are numerous rest stops along the way – including the mountain’s best viewpoint over Kyoto! Be prepared for a LOT of stairs if you do the full route.
Afterwards, you may wish to visit Fushimi Inari’s hidden bamboo grove! We were thrilled to have the bamboo forest completely to ourselves (well, we shared it with a million mosquitoes). Since it was a breezy day, we were able to hear the sound of the bamboo trunks clicking against one another. The sound was truly glorious! We share exactly what path to follow to get to the secret bamboo grove (but shh, let’s keep it our secret!).
In case you like skipping around:
00:00 Fushimi Inari
00:48 Higashimaru-jinja
02:47 Senbon Torii
04:33 Why all the kids?
06:05 Map Tip!
07:30 To the top!
08:47 If you live up here
09:26 Best Viewpoint
10:15 How to get to Secret Bamboo Grove
11:42 Bamboo sounds
12:18 Secret Bamboo top tip!
#travel #japantravel #kyoto
#fushimiinari #kyototorii #kyotobamboo
#japanvlog #japannature #bamboo
Music (in order of appearance):
Infinite Bloom – Guustavv
Vindby – Phello
Avocados on Hash Browns – baegel
On Cruise Control – Mindserver Unlimited
B Positive – Jules Gaia
Your Mind Is A Cathedral – Ave Air
**All music supplied by Epidemic Sound
We honestly love Epidemic Sound! Epidemic takes care of all the licensing headaches. No more copyright claims! Follow the link below to try it free for 30 days!
https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/x4zlg1
15 Comments
The impersonation of the people that live at the top 😂🤣 Those people must be so fit!
This field trip is called " Shugaku Ryoko ( 修学旅行）" in Japanese, which is part of history education program for mostly Junior school students from outside of Kyoto prefectures.
Depends on the school's location, not every school chooses Kyoto,
but this histric city is the most popular destination.
Usually three nights trip in Kyoto and Nara.
ご夫妻のようなインテリの場合、他のユーチューバーと差をつけるには。神社の勉強をしてください。例えば、トリイですが、鳥の居る(留まる)ところは、どうやら間違い。ユダヤ教に関係があり、トリイの色である 朱 は、ユダヤ教の 過ぎ越し祭 から来ています。神に差し出した子羊の 血の色 です。また、トリイは 結界 と言って、俗界と神界を分ける 境 なんです。トリイの真ん中を通ってはいけませんよ。神様の通り道だから。稲荷神社には、千本以上のトリイがありますが。全部寄付で賄っています。なぜ、稲荷神社の総本山、伏見稲荷大社(神社と言っていませんね、格式があるからです)が京都にあるのか！それは、京都を支配した、秦氏がいたからですよ。こんなこと常識なんですが。ほとんどの日本人は、物珍しさのためだけにそちらを訪れます。英語教師より。
You two are covering alot of ground. Love your videos. 👊😎
👍👍👍👍👍
Welcome to Japan😊 I haven't been to Fushimi-inari yet . Thank you so much for your nice guide👍👍🙏🙏💗💖💞
I've only ever been here in the evening when it was all dark with no one there. It was magical and kind of scary haha. Idk if you got to see one, but there's cats all over the place and they're super friendly. One even jumped on my lap
Its super common for Japanese kids to go to Kyoto as a school trip destination (because of the rich history to learn) I myself went there when I was an elementary student 😊
今日も素晴らしい動画ありがとうございます。
あなた達の英語はわかりませんが、伏見稲荷を楽しんでいることがとても伝わってきます。
動画を見ていて、とてもリラックス出来ましたよ。
THANKS FOR WATCHING!
Our favorite gear!
📸Main camera: https://amzn.to/3NXtzzU
🎥Gimbal camera: https://amzn.to/3WP9FLs
🏃Action camera: https://amzn.to/3E0Puld
🕹️Drone: https://amzn.to/3A53cCa
🔌Portable charger (we’d never make it without this): https://amzn.to/3DQx2vi
🧳Favorite ever backpack: https://amzn.to/3E59RxM
😷Our fun face masks: https://amzn.to/3NW9iL2
*If you purchase something using these Amazon links, our channel may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.*
Connect with us! Sometimes we even post while we’re traveling! 😉
📲https://www.instagram.com/TalesFromOurPocket/
Check out this free Spotify playlist of some of our favorite songs that we’ve used: 🎶https://spoti.fi/3qkstDZ
修学旅行ですね。懐かしい。
住んでる場所や、学校にもよりますが、
私は学生時代に京都、奈良に行きました。
バスに乗って、金閣寺、銀閣寺などを巡りましたね。他の学校と会う時は、ワクワクしました😊
Thank you for giving us little hints to navigate the Fushimi Inari and the secret bamboo grove. I wished more vloggers include those pointers so that I won't get lost when I go visit.
Where we go depends on where we live😊
When I was 14 years old, Tokyo was my travel destination.
I mainly went to Tokyo Disneyland, Kokugikan (watching sumo), and during my free time, I went to Shibuya and Ikebukuro with a friend.
Kabukicho was a place we shouldn't have gone😅
Private high school students went to America and South Korea. I'm in my 30s now, so I think things have changed.
The students of the corona misfortune had to cancel the school trip.
I feel sorry for them who can't make memories😢
if you guys want your subscriber skyrocket go to Malaysia i bet the life of my cat on that you will not be disappointed
Thank you for your wonderful video in Fushimi Inari taisha Shrine. I strongly recommend you to come there at night. In fact, I alwyas visit there, take pictures and make video of Fushimi inari taisha shrine at mid-night. It"s so beautiful. Have a nice trip in Japan. Thank you.