• Another sh...

    CachetobeSorted2154.jpg Another shot of the entrance Tori. These are meant to purify and cleanse and they are a major symbol of Shinto shrines in Japan image by rurouni_gaijin

  • The entran...

    CachetobeSorted2153.jpg The entrance to Fushimi-Inari. Just a stop or two outside of Kyoto Station in Kyoto, this is part of where Memoirs of a Geisha was filmed image by rurouni_gaijin

  • Kitsune at...

    CachetobeSorted2155.jpg Kitsune at Fushimi-Inari. Two of these are usually seen side by side. One with their mouth closed, the other with something in it. image by rurouni_gaijin

  • The other ...

    CachetobeSorted2156.jpg The other Kitsune image by rurouni_gaijin

  • Main templ...

    CachetobeSorted2157.jpg Main temple complex at the entrance to Fushimi-Inari image by rurouni_gaijin

  • Path of Tori

    CachetobeSorted2163.jpg Path of Tori image by rurouni_gaijin

  • Slightly f...

    CachetobeSorted2164.jpg Slightly further distanced shot of the Tori. This is at a fork, one way to go up, the other to come back. image by rurouni_gaijin

  • Another Ki...

    CachetobeSorted2162.jpg Another Kitsune at Fushimi-Inari. Fox messengers, they're the guardian for Inari, god of rice. Kitsune gain more tails with age and the oldest can quite a few tails. Only one on the ones here though image by rurouni_gaijin

  • Side view ...

    CachetobeSorted2161.jpg Side view of the entrance to the line of Tori image by rurouni_gaijin

  • The entran...

    CachetobeSorted2160.jpg The entrance to the line of Tori, which Fushimi Inari is famous for. image by rurouni_gaijin

  • Fushimi Inari

    CachetobeSorted2159.jpg Fushimi Inari image by rurouni_gaijin

  • Another sh...

    CachetobeSorted2158.jpg Another shot of the main temple at Fushimi image by rurouni_gaijin

  • One of the...

    CachetobeSorted2165.jpg One of the newer, newly painted Tori. They range from quite new to old and falling apart. image by rurouni_gaijin

  • A shot of ...

    CachetobeSorted2166.jpg A shot of the metal hanging waterspout. Water is meant to go from one to the next, to keep it from hitting the ground too loudly, or so I've been told. image by rurouni_gaijin

  • Another Ki...

    CachetobeSorted2167.jpg Another Kitsune. They seem rather endearing after a while image by rurouni_gaijin

  • About half...

    CachetobeSorted2168.jpg About halfway up the path. People are welcome to pay a small amount of money and to draw a Kitsune face on one side, then write their wishes on the other side. This is a sampling of the work which was displayed when we wen through here. image by rurouni_gaijin

  • Further To...

    CachetobeSorted2169.jpg Further Tori. They go on forever. Only do this if you're in the mood for a walk! image by rurouni_gaijin

  • A shot loo...

    CachetobeSorted2170.jpg A shot looking up at the sign that marks this Tori image by rurouni_gaijin

  • Abbey posi...

    CachetobeSorted2171.jpg Abbey posing next to a break in the Tori image by rurouni_gaijin

  • Nearly at ...

    CachetobeSorted2174.jpg Nearly at the top! We've come to where Tori branch off into different breaks. There's probably thousands of tiny tori decorating these smaller shrines, set up for ancestors. image by rurouni_gaijin
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