travel asia japan kyoto fushimi inari taisha shrine torii gates

The Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine is famous for its thousands of torii ceremonial gates.
Passing under a torii...

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TRAVEL: January 2020


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Initial series of torii gates leading to the Senbon Torii, 1000 torii gates, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



This double row of torii gates is the beginning of the Senbon Torii, 1000 shrine gates, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Torii gates wind their way through the forest, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



This torii shrine sits along one torii path, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.



Patrons who venerate the popular kami Inari can donate to have a torii gate erected with their name, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.
Many companies do this because Inari is a kami of commerce.


Torii Shrine along one of the torii paths, Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan, 2020.






copyright d. holmes chamberlin jr architect llc

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page last revised january 2020