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Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine is near this JR Inari Station on the Nara Line, a 5-min. train ride from Kyoto Station. Also near Fushimi-Inari Station on Keihan Line.380 views
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I visited Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine on Jan. 1, 2010. At the Kyoto City Tourist Info office, I asked which shrine was Kyoto's most popular on New Year's Day. They told me it was this shrine, so I came here.200 views
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Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto. Inch by inch, we crept toward the main shrine on New Year's Day.190 views
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Inside the tunnel of toriis at Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, all donated to the shrine by companies.163 views
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Entrance to the hiking trail of torii gates, what Fushimi Inari Shrine is famous for.162 views
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Inari Station was not so bad.152 views
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Now I'm going down the mountain. You can then see the writings on the back of the toriis. The name of the company and date are written. Of course, donating a torii here is no guarantee for business success. Some of these companies have gone bankrupt.148 views
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How it looks from the top of the steps. Hordes of people coming to the shrine to pray for prosperity in the new year.146 views
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Trying to toss coins through the hole for good luck.143 views
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Way out was crowded.142 views
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Fox at Fushimi Inari Shrine.140 views
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All you hear are these bells ringing overhead.139 views
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2010 is the Year of the Tiger.133 views
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Entrance to the hiking trail of torii gates.133 views
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Unusual fox113 views
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Map showing the torii hiking path.105 views
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Lucky charms for sale. Make no doubt, religion is big business in Japan. They are in the business of selling hopes and dreams with no money-back guarantee of success nor satisfaction. Only a religion can get away with selling something which may not work.103 views
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The fox is the god's messenger at the Inari Shrine.99 views
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People lining up to enter inside the shrine hall for more personalized prayers.99 views
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Fortune papers99 views
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Go left.99 views
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You can also draw your own fox face.99 views
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View from a lookout point.99 views
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You can buy a tray of offerings.99 views
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Votive tablets in the shape of a fox. Write your wishes on it.97 views
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Continuing up the torii hiking trail. It takes about 90 min. to walk the entire looping trail. You can turn back anytime if it's too hard for you. But it's not a difficult hike.97 views
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Loads of people heading for the shrine, but we progressed quickly enough.96 views
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Tying the omikuji fortune papers.95 views
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You can buy your own torii and write on it and place it within the shrine.95 views
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The main shrine hall is the target of all these people.93 views
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The crowd behind me.93 views
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Every once in a while along the path of toriis, there is a shrine which you can pray to.93 views
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This is at the summit of the mountain.93 views
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The crowd behind me.92 views
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Map of the shrine complex, with a hiking trail up the mountain lined with the famous torii gates. 92 views
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Gravestone92 views
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Yotsutsuji station, a major rest point.92 views
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This is where you can apply (and pay) to enter the shrine hall for prayers.91 views
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Another shrine.91 views
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There are some steps as well. 91 views
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Finally, we got in and could pull these ropes to ring the bell to get the attention of the god of wealth.90 views
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Some toriis are old and broke off.90 views
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More lesser shrines87 views
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