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The mountain
The head shrine of Inari sits at the base of a mountain
Fushimi Inari-taisha is the head shrine of the kami Inari. It sits at the base of a mountain, also named Inari, 233 metres above sea level. Trails lead up to many smaller shrines and span 4 kilometres, about 2 hours to walk up.
Founding
The Hata clan founded the shrine in 711
The shrine was formally founded in 711 CE by the Hata clan, an influential immigrant group from the Korean Peninsula. Inari was originally and remains primarily the kami of rice and agriculture, but merchants also worship Inari as the patron of business.
711year the shrine was formally founded
The arrow
A legend says a mochi turned into a white bird
According to the Yamashiro-no-kuni Fudoki, the landowner Irogu shot an arrow at a mochi. It became a white bird and flew to the peak of Mount Inari. Rice grew where the bird landed, and Irogu enshrined the deity there.
The gates
Each of the roughly 10,000 torii was donated by a business
Each of the shrine's roughly 10,000 torii were donated by a Japanese business. Approximately 800 of these are set in a row to form the Senbon Torii, creating the impression of a tunnel.
800torii set in a row to form the Senbon Torii
Day 1, morning
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