Tag: “Shrine”

11 photos found.

  1. Second Torii

    The second torii stands in front of the Main gate at the entrance to Fushimi Inari Taisha. The first torii (ichi no torii) is across the street from the Inari train station, the other 20,000 smaller torii are further in.

  2. Reach for the Canopy

    One of the hundreds of orange torii gates at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto catching some late afternoon rays through the filter of a canopy of leaves.

  3. Donors

    Thousands of torii gates that have been donated by companies and individuals line the Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto. The names of the donors are inscribed on the vertical pillars of the torii, as the name of the bus company seen here.

  4. Health and Good Fortune

    Fushimi Inari Taisha seems a popular jogging route despite (or because of) the hilly topography. But for an afternoon jog the atmosphere is hard to beat.

  5. Inside Main Gate

    School children along with their teacher pass the Main Gate of Fushimi Inari Taisha, a popular school trip destination. Looking back from the Main Gate is the second torii and first torii (ichi no torii), which demarcates the sacred area of the shrine complex from the profane street.

  6. Assessment

    Two groundskeepers examine the torii for damage at Fushimi Inari Taisha. Sunlight fades the brilliant orange of the torii.

  7. Fushimi Cat

    One of the many cats at Fushimi Inari Taisha runs by a hole left by a post from a torii that had to be removed for repair.

  8. Guardian

    One of the many cats who make the grounds of Fushimi Inari Taisha their home relaxes at one of the many small shrines dedicated to Inari, the kami of rice, agriculture, fertility, industry, and foxes. White foxes are believed to be Inari's messengers, and fox statues like the one in this picture rival the orange torii in quantity.

  9. Resident

    Countless cats make Fushimi Inari Taisha their home. This one in particular scared the litter out of the photographer, who was walking alone through the woods as the sun was beginning to set.

  10. Fresh

    Freshly painted post of a torii gate at Fushimi Inari Taisha. The carved characters spell out the name of the company that donated this particular torii, and will be filled in with black paint once the coat of orange dries.