Fushimi Inari Taisha
Senbon torii Fushimi Inari Taisha is famous for its Senbon torii. Since the Edo period, the torii gate has been built by the dedication of worshipers because it was said that the wish would come true if the torii gate was dedicated. Large vermilion torii gates are lined up all over the precincts, and there are about 10,000 torii gates in Mt. Inari. Depending on the size of the torii, the price ranges from 200,000 yen to over 1 million yen, and even ordinary people can dedicate the torii. .
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Oinari-san, the deity “Oinari-san,” the deity of Fushimi Inari Taisha, is the god of grain and agriculture that symbolizes rice (Inari god). Inari God was originally a god who controlled a good harvest, but now it is also worshiped as a god of business prosperity, industrial prosperity, family safety, traffic safety, and improvement of performing arts. The foxes you see a lot in the precincts are not the Inari gods, but the messenger of the Inari God.
Fushimi Inari Taisha
History It is said that Fushimi Inari Taisha began when the Inari deity was enshrined on Mt. Inari in the Nara period (711). The Fushimi Inari Taisha was completely destroyed by the Onin War that lasted for 11 years from 1467 to 1478. Thirty years later, the current main shrine was rebuilt in 1499. Today, many shrines in the precincts are designated as important cultural properties.
Fushimi Inari Taisha
Overview Fushimi Inari Taisha is a shrine located in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture. It is the head shrine of Inari Shrine, which is said to have about 30,000 nationwide.
