Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto

Fushimi Inari Shrine (GPS: 34.96714, 135.77267) is the most famous shrine to Inari, the Japanese god of rice, sake and business. It is located in Fushimi ward, one of the eleven wards of the city of Kyoto.

The Fushimi Inari Shrine is famous for its path lined with thousands of torii gates going up and down the mountain. They were donated by the merchants and sake manufacturers of Fushimi as thanksgiving for the wealth generated.

Fushimi Inari Shrine dates back to AD 711. It was originally located at Inariyama, a hill in southwestern Kyoto,m but relocated to its present site in AD 816. It became one of the shrines of imperial patronage when in AD 965, Emperor Murakami ordered Imperial messengers to sent report of important events to its guardian kami.

Fushimi Inari Shrine is a very, very crowded place during the Japanese New Year, with millions of worshippers converging on it to offer prayers. The police reported that in 2006, 2.69 million people came to Fushimi Inari Shrine for the 3 days of the new year celebrations.

Torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto


Front torii gate at the Fushimi Inari Shrine

Fushimi-Inari Shrine is on the Map of Kyoto

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