Kyoto | Fushimi Inari Taisha is more than just Torii

⛩️ Fushimi Inari Taisha is a treasure of Kyoto, a mysterious place that combines history, religion, and natural beauty, with a thousand years of accumulation🦊🌟 The most famous feature of Fushimi Inari Taisha is the hundreds and thousands of Torii (bird ducks)! As far as the eye can see, this is the deepest impression Japan has given me.🦊🍁 These vermilion Torii are connected into a mysterious passage leading to the shrine at the top of the mountain. Countless Torii are arranged on the shady path, as if leading to another world, it is a dream background for photography enthusiasts!📸🌳 The light and shadow cast by the sun on the Torii are absolutely beautiful. In addition to admiring and visiting the Torii, this is also a place of spirituality. Fushimi Inari Taisha is mainly dedicated to the Inari Okami, with harvest, business prosperity, and protection as the center of faith.🌾 Visitors can worship and draw lots here, praying for good luck and smoothness in the coming year.🦊 It is said that, starting from the Edo period in Japan, people make wishes here. If their wishes come true, they will build a Torii here to thank the gods. Over time, it has formed the current scale. Along the way, you will see tourists wearing Torii-shaped pendants and fox masks, which are very characteristic souvenirs! In addition to the shrine itself, the natural scenery around Fushimi Inari Taisha is also breathtaking!🌿🏞️ At the top of the mountain, you can overlook the entire Kyoto city area, the distant mountains and rivers and the nearby bamboo forests, forming a beautiful picture. Especially in autumn, the red of the maple leaves and the vermilion of the Torii complement each other, it should be even more beautiful🍁🍂 If you want to climb the mountain, it's best to get up early, with fewer people, and it takes one to two hours to reach the top. I'm not a mountaineering enthusiast, so I won't join in the fun. If you are just visiting and touring, you can walk along the road on the right to the intersection and turn back directly from the next road. In this way, you can take a picture of the whole shrine only with your feeling. Under the contrast of many Torii, there is a kind of illusion of time reversal and shuttle through a thousand years. Recommend a special soldier route in Kyoto: finish Fushimi Inari in the morning, go to Kiyomizu Temple➡️Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka➡️Yasaka Shrine➡️Hanami Lane➡️Kamo River (these itineraries are arranged in one day, and you probably won't be able to get up the next day)