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伏見稲荷大社 Fushimi Inari-taisha
It’s no surprise that this is the most famous and most visited tourist spot in Kyoto. It’s free, close to the city and easy to reach. That’s all you want when you’re travelling on a budget.
This was the afternoon of my second day in Japan and the morning (in the golden temple) had been already too awesome to handle but this was way over the top. I mean, you see the pictures of the gates and ok, seems a nice place but when you get there it absolutely blows your mind.
After this day I learned that sometimes is good not to do a lot of research about the spots you want to go. I expected to see that row of gates and a few shrines, take some pictures, get back on the train and see the rest of the city. Nothing out of the “ordinary”. I got so much more.
Turns out that Inari is the name of the mountain where the shrines were built (it’s also the name of the god of rice that represents financial prosperity) [it’s also the name of a weird soggy sushi] and even if it’s not that tall of a mountain it took me some time to get to the top.
The path starts with the famous Senbon Torii, which means “thousands of torii gates”. There are two “tunnels” of torii gates in the entrance and they are about 2.10 meters high and about 10-15 cm apart. They lead to the rest of the path towards the top of the mountain.
Just like Goku’s power level, the number of torii gates throughout the trail IS OVER NINE THOUSAND! That make sense when you learn that the gates are actually donated by business owners. Each gate has an inscription of who and when the torii was placed at the trail. They cost from ¥400,000 to ¥1,000,000 depending on the size. A small price to pay to have a Shinto god on your good side. (¥1000 = U$8.12)
If I’m not mistaken, there are 15 small shrines along the path. They honestly look a lot like graves. That’s because I’m ignorant. There are no tombs, only shrines and offerings to Inari.
The kitsune (foxes) are present in most Shinto temples I’ve been. In this context they represent Inari’s messengers but some artists depict Inari itself as being a kitsune. As a “homage” to these messengers, the restaurants along the climb serve sushi and udon with aburage, a slice of fried tofu said to be one of their favourite foods.
I have no apprehension in saying that this was the best day in Japan and if I ever go back this place will definitely be on my list.
This was 02/Jun/2015.
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