Fushimi-ku

Stories in Fushimi-ku

japan, shrine, Culture

Torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社, Fushimi Inari-Taisha)

by Nishad TR

Fushimi-ku — Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社) is the head shrine of Inari1, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain also named Inari which is 233 metres above sea level, and inc...

japan, Culture, Shrines

Fox face Ema (絵馬), Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社, Fushimi Inari-Taisha)

by Nishad TR

Fushimi-ku — Kitsune1 (狐) faced Ema2 (絵馬), Fushimi Inari3 Shinto4 Shrine (伏見稲荷大社, Fushimi Inari-Taisha) Kitsune (狐) is the Japanese word for fox. Foxes and human beings lived close together in ancient Japan; th...

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