Fushimi Inari

My stop was the Fushimi Inari station down in southern Kyoto. The first impression of this train stop was awe. I thought that I would be stuck with a boring stop since I randomly picked my train stop but I found it to be very amazing. The first thing I noticed that stood out was the numerous amounts of orange poles in the station. This really made the station stand out because I’d never seen any other station with special additions like that.  My friends and I followed the crowd and close by we came to the entrance of some type of shrine which is called Fushimi Inari Taisha. Lucky for us we came on a day that a matsuri was taking place. The name of the matsuri was called the Ko-In matsuri. 

In the city, there are a number of variety shops and also many interesting sights. The main attraction at my stop is the many torii gates everywhere. There are torii and shrines that lead up the side of the mountain up to the top. That hike is exhausting! But very much worth it. The shrines are dedicated to the Shinto God of rice, Inari. There are many fox statues at the shrines, meant to be the messengers of Inari. 

It took us about 35 minutes from Hirakata to Fushimi Inari. The way I got to Fushimi Inari was by taking the Keihan-Main line, limited express then transferring in Tamababashi onto the Keihan-Main/ Nakanoshima local line. You could also take the Nara JR line.

The photos I took are self-explanatory of how to best describe the city and station. The stop is the city that has thousands of torii leading up to the top of the mountain. It’s an amazing sight and I would recommend anyone who is willing to hike for about 3 hours to go. I learned that I should explore more. I saw a beautiful place on sheer luck and I want to see more of what’s out there. 










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