This is also part of Kyoto’s most popular Higashiyama district, which is convenient for transportation.
In the survey of the tourist information service of US in one year, it became the most popular place in Japan for foreign travelers. The second place is Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. The reason for that is probably "千本鳥居 Senbon Torii".
“Senbon” is a unit of 1000 in Japanese, but the meaning is “large number”. In reality it exceeds 1,000, it is said that there are about 3,500. Moreover, if it compiled all torii, it is over 10,000:open_mouth:!! Why did it look like this? That’s because Torii is a good luck charm, Therefore, people make donations at their own expense. "Building where person passes = Your wishes will pass"
Let’s surprise, in fact you can make a donation:smiley:!! The cost is $ 1,700 to $ 10,000, and your name and company name are engraved. Perhaps there is Google’s torii:shinto_shrine:??
Well, Fushimi Inari shrine is "Apostle of the fox". With this teaching we feel the fox godly. Just like an Indian cow. The favorite thing of the fox 's apostle is said to be “油揚げ Abura age”. It is Japanese fried food (naturally wild fox is different). Therefore, the thing to donate at “Inari shrine” nationwide is Abura age.
As is often the case with Japanese shrines, the God of Fushimi Inari Shrine is a deified of foreigners who immigrated. Ancient Japanese tend to deified to immigrants who brought advanced skills (Just as Steve Jobs is now deified).
Person who immigrated from mainland China:man_with_gua_pi_mao:. The person became a power person in Japan and has been worshiped to the present on one mountain:sunrise_over_mountains:. After that the founder of the Buddhism of Japan and the Emperor worshiped this shrine and the scale expanded. Currently the “Inari shrine group” is the largest in Japanese shrine:shinto_shrine:.
What this shrine is supposed to protect us is about harvesting of crops:ear_of_rice:. Since Japan is an island geographically, it prospered as an agricultural country. For that reason many people consider this shrine important.
If you only want to sight see the Senbon Torii, it takes only an hour. But if you take a walk through the mountain it will take more than half a day. It’s a larger shrine than you imagine🌄. There are no foxes in the shrine, but there are lots of cats😺. You should not give bait, but you will come close to you without doing anything😻.
In principle torii is not barrier free, but by contacting the shrine it will support us to a certain extent♿. The facilities of the toilet are clean and fulfilling.
If you are a beginner in a journey in Japan, it can be said that you have almost succeeded by watching all of the following Higashiyama districts😊.
What an interesting place! Like I’ve said in a previous post, I have never been to Japan but the Fushimi Inari Shrine looks like the place a tourist like me would love to visit.
I don’t think we have a Torii here in Bulgaria but I might be wrong. I will make a research and let you know if I find one.
@YasumiKikuchi , wonderful post! It seems that I have seen this famous Kyoto shrine a lot in the last year. I know at least three people who made the pilgrimage (and they are not Japanese) to visit the beauty of this place. Did you see a lot of foreigners visiting there?
I do want to point out in case you are not aware of this about Connect, but there is a 1000 photo limit for each of us Local Guides. I am concerned that you might reach this limit with all your amazing photography posts. @ErmesT wrote this great Connect resource post to help those Local Guides who are getting very close or have reached the limit. I can tell you @MahabubMunna has reached the 1000 photos limit and he is constantly working on this dilemma.
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I pray for you a chance to visit someday😉. Because Bulgaria and Japan are very friendly relations, there may be torii⛩. I am looking forward to your discovery😃
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I did not notice that there is a photo restriction😮. Thank you for telling me! I will investigate it promptly🤔.
Since you are close to Japan, I am looking forward to seeing you someday to visit someday😉!
@YasumiKikuchi great photos! I love how many cats there are, and also found really impressive how some areas of the Senbon Torii get so little light inside.
It was the fall of last year that I saw a wonderful meet-up of the Japanese garden organized by you and @ValeriaA. She also said that likes Japan and sushi very much:sushi:. After War, as many Japanese people became immigrants in South America, it may be that your Japanese garden construction has become very real:thinking:
Thank you for the very funny imagination @MortenSI !
This looked like a giant pencil You never made a mistake. Because Torii is a pillar with wood cut like a pencile✎ In our country there are very many wooden buildings🌲.
I will introduce Japan with responsibility as I mention DEEP JAPAN in the article🤝.
@YasumiKikuchi I’m glad that you liked the meet up, and remember it! @FaridTDF was looking for a place to do a photowalk, I thought of some places including the Japanese Garden as it’s beautiful, and another Local Guide told us that it was free that day so that settled it
The garden was actually a gift from the Japanese Government for taking in so many Japanese immigrants with open arms
Thank you for telling me the background @Jesi
Was it provided by the Japanese government? Then it should be elaborate🤔! Your group is a good friend, including @FaridTDF
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. With this teaching we feel the fox godly. Just like an Indian cow. The favorite thing of the fox 's apostle is said to be “油揚げ Abura age”. It is Japanese fried food (naturally wild fox is different)
. Therefore, the thing to donate at “Inari shrine” nationwide is Abura age
. Since Japan is an island geographically, it prospered as an agricultural country. For that reason many people consider this shrine important.
. She also said that likes Japan and sushi very much:sushi:. After War, as many Japanese people became immigrants in South America, it may be that your Japanese garden construction has become very real:thinking:
