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Fushimi Inari Taisha
Fushimi Inari Taisha, another view

Landmark · Fushimi · Kyoto

Fushimi Inari Taisha

Tunnels of vermilion, fox statues, cedar forest

‹ Kyoto
When it fits
Best in the morning · about 120 min
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Where it is

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Straight-line distances: Tōfuku-ji 1.1 km · Sanjūsangen-dō 2.4 km · Kyoto National Museum 2.6 km. Not travel times.

Why Aura
Thousands of vermilion torii gates climb the wooded Mount Inari behind the shrine. The crowd thins after the first gate tunnels: walk up to the Yotsutsuji crossroads for the view over the city, or on to the summit loop.
IconicGo earlyBudgetWith friends
Photo tip · Aura editorial

Early morning, before about 8:00 · from Above the Senbon Torii, where the double tunnel curves; keep the path clear (the shrine forbids blocking paths to film)

TodayHours to re-checkHours not in OpenStreetMap
Visit lengthAbout 120 min
WeatherOutdoorsUsed by the rain swap in Live
EffortSteep or long on foot
Sources and dates (5)
  • When it fits: Aura editorial estimate.
  • Today: Hours not in OpenStreetMap
  • Visit length: Aura estimate
  • Effort: Aura estimate
  • Tags are Aura editorial judgement.

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If it rains

Kyoto National MuseumHigashiyama · Kyoto's treasure house: Buddhist sculpture, screens, ceramics and calligraphy in the Heisei Chishinkan wing. Open late on Fridays; during special exhibitions the collection galleries change, so check what is on.Sanjūsangen-dōHigashiyama · A 120-metre wooden hall holding 1,001 gilded statues of Kannon in ranks, with the guardian deities in front. Shoes off; a good covered stop on a wet day, next to the National Museum.
Official site ↗Directions in Google Maps ↗ (opens Google; Aura sends only the coordinates)OpenStreetMap record ↗Wikipedia ↗

Also in this area

Tō-jiMinami · The five-storey pagoda near Kyoto Station, Japan's tallest wooden one, and a lecture hall with a three-dimensional mandala of 21 statues. On the 21st of each month the grounds fill with a flea market.