Fushimi Inari Taisha, better known as Fushimi Inari Shrine, is one of Kyoto’s most popular destinations. It gained fame by have thousands of bright orange torii gates which line the pathways that scale the mountain side.
Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari Taisha) is an important shrine in the Shinto Faith, and was originally founded some years before the capital of Japan became Kyoto in 794. The Shrine is dedicated to the Shinto God of Rice, Inari. Fushimi Inari Taisha has been built on Mount Inari, and the path of Torii gates snakes up 233 metres to the summit.
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