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Many torii close together at the Fushimi Inari Shinto in Kyoto

Fushimi Inari-taisha (伏見稲荷大社) is a large Shinto shrine in Fushimi Kyoto, Japan.

It is the head shrine of Inari, the rice god. There are Inari shrines in many parts of Japan. There are 32,000+ sub-shrines or bunsha (分社).

History

Fushimi Inari-taisha has been associated with the emperors of Japan since the early Heian period.

From 1871 through 1946, it was in the first rank of government supported shrines.

Gallery

  • Kyoto FushimiInari01

    Main entrance, two-story shrine gate (rōmom)

  • Fushimi Inari

    View of rōmom

  • Hushimi-inari-taisha honden

    Main shrine (honden)

  • Hushimi-inari-taisha honden2

    Lanterns at the honden

  • Hushimi-inari-taisha inarizuka

    Small Inari shrines

  • A priest in Fushimi Inari-taisha

    A Shinto priest


Images for kids

  • Hushimi-inari-taisha haiden

    Front view of the haiden

  • Toris inari 3

    A torii path across the mountain from the side

  • Inari-kitsune fox in front of an Inari shrine with a key in its mouth

    Fox holding a key in its mouth, at the main gate of the Fushimi Inari shrine

  • The image of the fox that example mouth the jewel

    Fox holding a jewel in its mouth at the main gate of the Fushimi Inari shrine

  • Inari sculpture

    Fox sculpture in Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine

  • Inari fountain

    Fox fountain in Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine

  • Fox Fountain - Fushimi Inari 2010

    Another view of the fox fountain

  • 20181110 Fushimi Inari shrine 9

    Fox altar in Fushimi Inari-taisha shrine

  • Fushimi-Inari-Shrine-Senbon-Torii-2016-Luka-Peternel

    View of the north-eastern wing of Senbon Torii path.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Fushimi Inari-taisha para niños

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