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Fushimi Inari Taisha
Sight4.6 · 84 7284.6 · 25 145≈ 2 h 15 minFree entry5.0 km from the center
Kyoto most important Shinto shrine, dedicated to Inari, the deity of agriculture, business, and prosperity, founded in AD 711. The shrine is internationally famous for its Senbon Torii path: thousands of vermilion gates winding up the sacred Mount Inari through dense cedar forest. Fox statues (kitsune), regarded as Inari messengers, dot the grounds carrying symbolic scrolls or jewels.
Highlights
- Senbon Torii: thousands of vibrant vermilion gates winding uphill
- Stone fox statues (kitsune) serving as sacred messengers
- Open 24/7 with no admission fee across the mountain paths
Opening hours
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