Fushimi Inari shrine has tens of thousands of orange-colored torii (gates which traditionally mark the entrance to a shrine.
Fushimi Inari is quite an amazing place, you can walk for 20 minutes and still have more torii to walk through and there are quite a few statutes of foxes which are commonly found at Inari, the Shinto deity of rice, shrines in Japan.
To reach Fushimi Inari, take the JR Nara Line to JR Inari Station, which takes about five minutes from Kyoto Station and the shrine is just in front of the station.
Located about 2km southeast of Kyoto station, Fushimi Inari Taisha is without doubt the largest and most impressive Inari shrine in Japan.
Fushimi Inari Taisha was founded in the 8th century by the Hata family and is the head shrine of no less than 30,000 Inari Shrines nationwide.
Visiting Fushimi Inari Taisha in the late afternoon as the sun slowly sets can be a thrilling experience and is definitely recommended for those believing in the "spirits of the forest".
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