Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto
Fushimi Inari is noted for its remarkable sight of some 10,000 small torii (shrine gates)
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Fushimi Inari Shrine is the most famous of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari across Japan.
Inari is the Shinto god of rice, and foxes are thought to be his messengers. Therefore, many fox statues can be found at Inari shrines.
Fushimi Inari Shrine is also famous for the countless torii gates, offerings by worshippers, that cover the hiking trails of Inarisan, the wooded mountain behind the shrine's main buildings.
It takes about two hours to walk along the whole trail.
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Fushimi Inari Shrine is the most famous of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari across Japan.
Inari is the Shinto god of rice, and foxes are thought to be his messengers. Therefore, many fox statues can be found at Inari shrines.
Fushimi Inari Shrine is also famous for the countless torii gates, offerings by worshippers, that cover the hiking trails of Inarisan, the wooded mountain behind the shrine's main buildings.
It takes about two hours to walk along the whole trail.
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