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Fushimi Inari |
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Lone Torii gates mark the entrance to the shrine - followed by the first Torii-lined pathway. |
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The tunnels of smaller Torii leading up to the main shrine building. |
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Detail of kanji on the Torii - it took me a little while to work out that this shows the date it was constructed and the name of the company who sponsored that particular gate. |
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A lantern. |
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More Torii climbing up the hillside - interspersed with small altars featuring - miniature torii!!! |
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Fox-shaped prayer offerings and fox statues at the altars of Fushimi Taisha. The fox is considered a messenger from the gods at this shrine. |
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