Do you know which shrine in Japan is visited most by foreigners?? Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine in Kyoto was chosen as the best tourist destinations by foreign visitors in 2014 according to TripAdvisor! It is famous for the countless red gates and fox statues. This unique and mysterious shrine has been fascinating many tourists to Japan last decade. This must be added to your bucket list!!
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Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine is the head shrine of Inari located in Kyoto prefecture. The shrine is at the base of a mountain 233 m above sea level and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines which span 4 kilometers and takes approximately 2 hours to walk up.
The shrine is famous for “Senbon Torii” which is over 5,000 red torii gate walk looks like a tunnel.
Inari was seen as the patron of business and merchants and manufacturers have traditionally worshipped Inari. Each of the torii gate is donated by a Japanese business. Foxes are regarded as the messengers which are often found in every Inari shrines.
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Address: 68 Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi-ku,Kyoto
1 min walk from JR Nara Line “Inari station”
5 mins walk from Keihan Main Line “Fushimi Inari station”
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