Fushimi Inari-taisha
Japan
Kyoto
Sony A1
35-150mm + 35mm
2024
- Visiting Fushimi Inari-taisha in Kyoto
Fushimi Inari-taisha (伏見稲荷大社) is the head shrine of the kami Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
The shrine sits at the base of a mountain, also named Inari, which is 233 metres (764 ft) above sea level, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines which span 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and take approximately 2 hours to walk up. It is unclear whether the mountain's name, Inariyama, or the shrine's name came first.
The shrine was formally founded in 711 CE by the Hata clan, an influential immigrant group from the Korean Peninsula.