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Fushimi Inari Shrine – View of Kyoto loop from 稲荷
01:30
4.57km
200m
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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 15, 2026
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Fushimi Inari Shrine
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Senbon Torii — The Thousand Torii Gates at Fushimi Inari Taisha
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The Fushimi Inari Shrine (伏見稲荷大社, Fushimi Inari Taisha) is a significant Shinto shrine in southern Kyoto. It is famous for its thousands of vermilion torii gates that wind up a network of trails behind the main buildings. The trails lead into the wooded slopes of the sacred Mount Inari, which is 233 meters high and part of the shrine grounds.
Fushimi Inari is the most important of several thousand shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice. Foxes are considered messengers of Inari, leading to many fox statues on the shrine grounds. The Fushimi Inari Shrine has ancient origins, predating the capital's move to Kyoto in 794.
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Fushimi Inari Taisha Torii Gates
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The Fushimi Inari-Taisha 伏見稲荷大社, also known as Oinari-san) is a Shintō shrine in the Fushimi district of Kyoto.
It is dedicated to the kami Inari and is the head shrine of about one-third of all Inari shrines in Japan. It is one of the oldest and most famous Shintō shrines in Kyoto. Furthermore, it also attracts the most visitors of all Shintō shrines in Japan, especially at New Year (cf. Hatsumōde) and on uma no hi in February, the Japanese Day of the Horse, when the shrine has been hosting the Hatsu-uma-matsuri since 708 – which is celebrated by all Inari shrines. In Fushimi Inari-Taisha, however, it is called Hatsu-uma-tai-sha and lasts for a full 21 days.
Particularly famous are the avenues of thousands of orange torii on the grounds of Fushimi Inari-Taisha, which are all donations from individuals, families, or companies. They lead up a hill, at the summit of which, unusually for a Shintō shrine, the holiest of holies (in this case a mirror) is publicly visible.
The Fushimi Inari-Taisha is one of the few shrines (called tanritsu-jinja) that did not join the newly founded umbrella organization Jinja Honchō („Association of Shintō Shrines“) after the end of the war.
Characteristic of all Inari shrines are the fox statues (messengers of the deity Inari), which mostly have red bibs around their necks and the so-called Dharma key or a wish jewel in their mouths. These objects symbolize the magical-religious power of the foxes.
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Senbon Torii Trail to Kumataka Shrine
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Torii Gates at Fushimi Inari-taisha
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Mount Inari Summit (Fushimi Inari Grand Shrine)
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3.07 km
View of Kyoto
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Kojingamine (Tanakasha Shinseki) Shrine and View of Central Kyoto
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4.57 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
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2.75 km
1.06 km
643 m
111 m
Surfaces
3.88 km
426 m
147 m
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Since we didn't have to leave for the airport until midday, we were able to spend the morning extensively... You might think it's time to sleep in 🤣... But not so. We were able to get …
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One last of the more famous temples. Enough temple-hopping. Hit the ground again before 7 a.m.
Despite arriving at 7:05 a.m., the lower section was already quite crowded. Passing through the seemingly endless gates without anyone around usually means waiting patiently.
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The shrine is dedicated to the goddess Inari; all the gates are donations from families, …
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It was founded in 794 by the then emperor, who designated Kyoto as the new capital. In 1589, the large …
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