Temples and Shrines
Fushimi Inari Taisha

mountain tour About 10,000 torii gates at Fushimi Inari Taisha continue to the summit of Mt. Inari. Touring all the routes to the summit is called “mountain tour”. If you go around the mountain slowly, it will take about 3 hours. When you climb near the summit, you can see the wonderful cityscape of Kyoto. Mountain tour is also popular with foreigners, and on weekdays there are more foreign tourists than Japanese.

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Temples and Shrines
Fushimi Inari Taisha

Omokaru Stone After passing through the Senbon Torii gate, you will find “Omokaru Stone”. Two lanterns are lined up, and “Omokaru Stones” are placed on top of the lanterns. After thinking about your wishes in front of the lantern, lift the stone. When you lift a stone, if you feel that the stone is lighter than you imagined, your wish will come true, and if you feel that the stone is heavier than you imagined, your wish will not come true.

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Temples and Shrines
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. .

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Temples and Shrines
 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.

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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.

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Temples and Shrines
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.

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Japanese Cuisine
omsoba

I ate omsoba.Ingredients (for 2 people)Fried noodlesYakisoba noodles1 ballcabbage50gminced pork50gSalad oil1 teaspoon#Japan.#healthy food.#Japanesefood.#Japanese culture.#stayhome.#stayhealth.#staywork.#stay eat .#Kyoto https://masamiyake.com

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pork cutlet with eggs.

I ate pork cutlet with eggs.Material 21 pork cutlet1 egg1/4 onion● 100cc of water1/2 teaspoon Hondashi●1 tablespoon of sake1 tbsp soy sauce1.5 tablespoons mirin#Japan.#healthy food.#Japanesefood.#Japanese culture.#stayhome.#stayhealth.#staywork.#stay eat .#Kyoto https://masamiyake.com

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Japanese Cuisine
sweetened chicken leg

I ate sweetened chicken leg.Ingredients (for 2 people)chicken thigh meat2 sticks (250g)White wine2 tablespoons"Seto no Honjio"a littlePeppera littlegarlic crushed1 pieceonion1/2 (100g)shimeji mushrooms1 packCarrots1/2#Japan.#healthy food.#Japanesefood.#Japanese culture.#stayhome.#stayhealth.#staywork.#stay eat .#Kyoto https://masamiyake.com

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Temples and Shrines
The Jidai Matsuri Festival

Heian Fujiwara Row of Fujiwara court nobles (Fujiwara period) This represents the imperial court customs of the Fujiwara clan in their heyday, when the influence of the Tang style faded away and a unique Japanese "national culture" developed after the mid-Heian period, and represents the summer formal wear of civilian and military officials.

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