#fushimi inari

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Kyoto, Japan | Andrea De Santis | Lost Souls Paradise | Instagram

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High Summer, Fushimi Inari (Japan, 2006)

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伏見稲荷大社 ・京都 by Laura Otsuka

Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto

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2023年3月19日

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Fushimi Inari Taisha

Kyoto, Japan

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Japan trip: O-inari photoshoot while reaching to the top of Fushimi-inari and having inari sushi 🥹🦊🦊 (Kyoto jail? heh) 🥰

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八霊社「はちれいのやしろ」 八角堂の中心に宇迦之御魂命「ご神像」がお祀りされ格方位にそれぞれの守り干支が配置されております その年の干支を参拝されるのも良しその年の恵方を参拝されるのも良し間力のお恵を頂かれて下さい

Hachirei Shrine God, or Uganomitamanomikoto, is enshrined in center of the Hakkakudo or Octagon Hall. Zodiac animals are arranged towards each direction. You may pray to the animal of the year, or to your zodiac animal, or to the lucky direction of the year May the blessing of God be upon you!

Vocab 八角堂（はっかくどう）octagonal Buddhist temple 神像（しんぞう）idol 祀る（まつる）to deify, enshrine 方位（ほうい）cardinal direction 干支（えと）sexagenary cycle (12-year Chinese zodiac cycle) 配置（はいち）arrangment, composition 参拝（さんぱい）visit/paying homage at a shrine or temple 恵（え）wisdom, enlightenment

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path to narukami shrine

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伏見稲荷大社02/Fushimi Inari Taisha 02

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Shikaotoko Aoniyoshi (Ep 2)

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kyoto

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Jack Rowland Fushimi Inari 2019 Oil and Acrylic on Linen 122x 91.5cm

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Our last full day in Kyoto consisted Fushimi Inari, the Golden Pavilion, Imperial Palace, and the Arashiyama bamboo forest.

Fushimi Inari is an important Shinto shrine most well known for its thousands of torii gates going up Mt. Inari. There are tons of fox statues as they're thought to be messengers for Inari (the Shinto god of rice). Why they're wearing red bibs / aprons, I have no idea 😅. Pro tourist tip is to not bother taking any pictures at the start of the walk because the crowds thin out considerably as you go up!

On the way to Kyoto Imperial Palace we enjoyed walking beside a river with tourists and locals alike enjoying the sunny day. We randomly saw a set of rocks crossing the river and since we needed to go to the other side anyway, Rob decided we should embark on the rock river crossing 😆. Let's say many people watched us hop over, probably thinking we were crazy because the water was covering over most of the rocks! But it was fun and worth my socks being wet for the rest of the day!

Kyoto Imperial Palace used to be the former palace of Japan's emperors, before the capital moved to Tokyo. It's a lovely area situated in a large park and you can walk through a well marked path viewing various restored buildings.

I didn't love the Golden Pavilion (Kinkakuji) the last time I visited because I found the gold to be too ostentatious, and I still feel the same 🙂🙃. The temple used to be a shogun's retirement villa and then turned into a Zen temple. It's possible to walk around, but not go inside.

We made it to the bamboo forest right before sunset but there were still plenty of people in the area. Funny story - I took some photos for a middle-aged couple and the woman offered to take some photos for us in return. She's snapping away and saying, "I'm not very good at this..." while her husband is trying to give her some pointers at her side. We thought she was just being humble, but she was VERY SERIOUS as you can see from the picture below 😂🤣.

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Fushimi Inari-taisha, Kyoto

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Fushimi Inari Taisha

Kyoto, Japan