Fushimi is an area that is to the south of Kyoto city.
The Fushimi Inari Shrine is the head of the Inari shrines, dedicated to the Shinto God of rice.
It is known for its thousands of bright red torii gates which snake upwards in crisscrossing paths up Mt. Inari which stands at a height of 233 meters.
It takes an hour to walk up to the peak of mountain.
There are many sub-shrines along the way up.
The Fushimi Inari Shrine is a place where locals come to seek blessings for prosperity.
Each Torii gate bears the name of its donor/contributor.
Those who have received good fortune return and place torii inscribed with their thanks.
The Fushimi Inari Shrine is the head of the Inari shrines, dedicated to the Shinto God of rice.
It is known for its thousands of bright red torii gates which snake upwards in crisscrossing paths up Mt. Inari which stands at a height of 233 meters.
It takes an hour to walk up to the peak of mountain.
There are many sub-shrines along the way up.
The Fushimi Inari Shrine is a place where locals come to seek blessings for prosperity.
Each Torii gate bears the name of its donor/contributor.
Those who have received good fortune return and place torii inscribed with their thanks.
Foxes are thought to be Inari's messengers, resulting in many fox statues across the shrine grounds
In Japanese mythology, the fox is a crafty creature who can transform into human for espionage and trickery.
Think about that evil chick that turns into a white fox in 47 ronin ~.
This shrine is where Memoirs of a Geisha was filmed.
Fushimi Inari Taisha
68 Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto
http://inari.jp/
At this point in time, I had digressed from the group.
Whilst they continued to keep walking, i fell behind snapping away with my camera(s).
Here, whilst continuing to ascend the mountain (red dot in the middle of the map) I started to wonder where the boys were.
I sent them messages via whatsapp but got no return.
OK.. strange
At the same time i was sending messages back and forth to Cat back home in Australia, she stopped replying too but i thought she was just busy at work.
Whilst i was still ascending the mountain one picture and torii gate at a time, the boys reached the peak.
All alone with no contact with the others i continued on. *WhHAaA WaHHh*
Much need hydration for rejuvination !
Without realising where the peak/mountain top was, I began to descend down the mountain.
It rained on and off.
I was soaked head to toe without an umbrella.
By the time i got back down to the bottom, the guys had been waiting 45 minutes for me.
They had the same lack of mobile phone data reception that i experienced.
They thought i had fallen into a ditch somewhere, and were contemplating whether or not to go back up and look for me.
About 30 minutes later at Inari train station, all of our phones buzzed and dinged as the messages came through.
The must see Fushimi Inari shrine was very spectacular.
I managed to explore everything it has to offer one torii gate, fox statue and mini shrine at a time.
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