Wednesday 24 August 2011

Torii gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan

Fushimi Inari Taisha (?) Is the head shrine of Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The sanctuary is situated at the foot of a mountain, also called Inari, and includes mountain roads to many smaller shrines.

Since the start in Japan, Inari is considered the patron of the company, each of the Torii was offered by a Japanese company. First, Inari is the god of rice.

Merchants and manufacturers of Inari worship of wealth. Don torii lining footpaths are part of the panoramic view.

This shrine is said people have as many as 32 000 sub-shrines (bunsh throughout Japan.

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