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KYOTO Fushimi Inari Shrine in the Night 伏見稲荷

KYOTO FUSHIMI INARI 

Fushimi Inari Taisha is the head shrine of Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. 

The shrine sits at the base of a mountain also named Inari, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines.
Since in early Japan Inari was seen as the patron of business,
 each of the Torii is donated by a Japanese business. First and foremost though, Inari is the god of rice.
Merchants and manufacturers worship Inari for wealth. Donated torii lining footpaths are part of the scenic view.
This popular shrine is said to have as many as 32,000 sub-shrines bunsha throughout Japan.

 

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Copyright: Kudo Kenji
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Tags: kyoto; fushimi; inari; shrine
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