I spent some days at the house of my letterfriend Mayo san, in Kōbe 神戸. She made up a little plan to show me the culture of Japan, but it was a surprise. We woke up early in the morning to catch the train to Kyoto 京都. In the evening, after spending the day in Kyoto, our next destination was the “Fushimi Inari Shrine”.
The final stations name was “Inari” 稲荷. We walked out of this little train station and the entrance of the shrine was just in front of us! I was surprised how small this little district was, even though this shrine is so famous.
Mayo san booked a hotel near the shrine, so we could visit it the next day. I think it’s a japanese thing, she booked 2 rooms even though we were only 2 persons. But for me, it was Ok 🙂
The next morning, we finally headed out to the shrine. There were many statues of foxes “kitsune” 狐, which symbolize a “Kami 神” – a god.
While walking upstairs, there was a group of school girls that were watching me. As soon as I got closer to them, they asked me if I want to take a photo with them (if you’re a foreigner in Japan, this will happen to you pretty often)
Walking through those red “Tōris 鳥居”, is really a nice & calming thing. It looks so cool, and sometimes you get to a crossing where you have to choose which way to go, (it doesn’t matter which one you choose, all ways go to the top) some are faster, some take longer.
One time, we reached a beautiful place where you get out of the tōri way and see some shrines. Then the tōri continue.
At the end we walked back down a little street next to the tōris.
We spotted an old lady, selling something to eat, so we got a little hungry. When we got closer, I recognized that she was selling Mochi 餅! Mochi are little rice cakes, that usually are gummy on the outside and soft on the inside.
The M
ochis had rosish color, so I could imagine what kind of taste they had – Sakura さくら！(Japanese cherry blossom) There were only 2 left so of course we took this chance and enjoyed the end of this day with a little bite of Sakura Mochi ( ^ω^ )
What a wonderful little Japan world you show- so small and this without frontiers. Many thanks for finding and visiting me. I am enchanted.
Many greetings from Karfunkelfee
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Thank you so much! I’m glad to hear that 🙂
Many, many greetings!
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I love your blog. And aren’t those all the most amazing locations?!
Maybe you would like to check: The red torii’s kanji is, I guess, not “桃李”, but ”鳥居”
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Thank you! Right, I love Kyoto!
Thank you 🙂 I’m still learning Kanji’s, so I’m thankful for any help!
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Never give up! Kanji can be a pain in the longer end of the neck, but they are also great fun!
I think Kyoto would be even nicer, if it wasn’t that crowded most of the time. Have you had a chance to visit Nara?
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Thank you, I will!
Yes that’s true, no unfortunately not but I’m looking forward to.
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I loved the Fushimi Inari Taisha and Plan on visiting it again soon, I can imagine that you had a fun day with Mayo 🙂
Just a little hint: Inari is not a town, since it is part of Kyoto. You probably meant neighborhood or district 😉
Looking forward to reading more from you
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I had my best time in Japan with Mayo, thanks! 🙂
Oh, I guess I was confused because the Train station was called “Inari”. Thank you so much for your help! 😀
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Thank you for your visit to my Blog 🙂
I like Fushimiinari and Sakuramochi, too.
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Thank you as well! Hope you enjoyed the post 🙂
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Hi Sabrina
Very nice article and photos of Fushimi Inari. Well done!
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Hi Lidschlag,
Thank you so much, I’m glad to hear 🙂
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If you’re living/staying in Kyoto or not too far away from it, it’s worth more than just a detour.
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Unfortunately, I’m back in my home country, but I’ll definitely visit Kyoto again!
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Oooh, I wish I could get mochis here in Finland! I’ve been planning on trying to make some of my own, though I’m not much of a cook! 🙂 Great pics!
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Thank you! Maybe you can find some in an asia store?
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Not too many of those where I live! But I found recipes online, maybe I’ll try making some! 😋
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It’s a pleasure to meet you.
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Wonderful.
Miss this place. Thank you nicely written.
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Thank you so much 🙂
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Cheers.
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