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Fushimi Inari Shrine


TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #7 of 219 attractions in Kyoto
Traveler Description: This shrine is one of many located throughout Japan that was built to honor Inari, the Shinto god of rice.
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Attraction type: Religious site, Tourist/visitor center, Historic site
Address: 68 Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi-ku Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 612-0882
Japan
Tel: (075)641-7331 
Fax: (075)642-2153

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5 of 5 stars
PangaeaVagrant   40 contributions
Tokyo, Japan
Jul 22, 2009
1
person found this review helpful

This place is featured in the film "Memoirs of a Geisha" (Sayuri) where the girl is running through an endless tunnel of "torii" (those red arches/gates in front of Japanese shrines). I don't understand why this is rated only #9 in Kyoto, under Kinkakuji which is nothing special. You have to take a train from Kyoto Station to get here,... more

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5 of 5 stars
DownunderSugarglider   63 contributions
Canberra
Oct 26, 2008
3
people found this review helpful

I went to Fushimi Inari Shrine on a rainy sunday - and perhaps cause it was raining - it was quiet and peaceful. No ubiquitous tour buses - in fact very few westerners. Easy to get to - JR Nara Local train from Kyoto Station - and it is the 2d station - so only 5 min ride and I... more

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5 of 5 stars
Chapsbaby   29 contributions
Atlanta, GA
Oct 8, 2008
4
people found this review helpful

My family and I spent 3 days in Kyoto during our vacation in Japan this past June and the top of our attractions list to visit in Kyoto was the Fushimi Inari Shrine and we were not disappointed. We took the rail line to Fushimi as soon as we arrived at the Kyoto Train station from Tokyo (we had placed... more

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5 of 5 stars
KathyFromCanada01   4 contributions
London, Ontario
Jun 11, 2008
2
people found this review helpful

My husband and I visited Japan last week and spent 2 days in Kyoto. We visited several shrines, but our favourite was the Fushimi Inari Shrine. This was the location of some of the scenes in the movie, Memoires of a Geisha. The thousands of tori gates are beautiful as they wind through the forest up the hill. more

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5 of 5 stars
nifra   3 contributions
Salzburg
Oct 5, 2006
7
people found this review helpful

This shrine is much different, you have do "work" (to walk 2 houres, the hill up and down) not only to look, but you will never forget it more

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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
London, U.K
Mar 13, 2006
23
people found this review helpful

This very important shrine lies just south of the main Kyoto train station. It was dedicated to the god of rice and sake in the eighth century, but now is mainly patronized for intercession in business matters. The monstrous gate guards a complex of several smaller, lantern-laden buildings and a path leading around the mountain. As I understand it, this... more

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5 of 5 stars
monk0129   26 contributions
東京
Dec 14, 2009

TVのドラマやpvなどで見るたびに『行きたいなぁ』と思っていた場所 楽しみにしていた鳥居のトンネルは確かに圧巻で感動し... more

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4 of 5 stars
lovetintinn   13 contributions
佐賀
Dec 11, 2009

京都で観光シーズンに困ることが、バスに乗ると渋滞で時間通りに予定が進まないことです。伏見稲荷は、電車を降りて歩いてすぐで... more

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5 of 5 stars
mamachari   31 contributions
大阪
Dec 5, 2009

赤の鳥居が沢山並んでいるというイメージはできても、 実際の大きさと 神社の広さは行った人にしか分からないと思います。 ... more

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4 of 5 stars
ミルフィーユ   28 contributions
静岡
Nov 28, 2009

東福寺から歩いていきましたが、少し遠かったです。JR奈良線で行けばよかったかなと後で思いました。 何といってもここは、... more

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Fushimi Inari Shrine Address

68 Fukakusa Yabunouchicho, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture 612-0882, Japan
Tel: (075)641-7331  Fax: (075)642-2153