Inari Shrine in Fushimi

This is from the Inari Shrine in Fushimi, two short train stops south of Kyoto Station. This place is the main shrine dedicated to the god Inari, which is what inarizushi gets its name from. Inari has messenger foxes, and it's said that foxes like the kind of fried tofu that is used in inarizushi. Also, the corners of the inarizushi are supposed to be similar to fox ears. Japanese mythology is pretty fun, so if this does or doesn't make sense, feel free to read up more on it.
The shrine was huge, and we actually were only able to walk half of it. It was incredibly hot and the hill got steeper, so we called it quits after we had a pretty good view of the scenery. These orange gates are pretty famous, I've seen them on a few EAP brochures atleast.
One of the two gigantic foxes in front of the shrine.


Here's the beginning of the long path of gates, they get smaller farther down the path.


These are wishes people have made at the temple. You can pay a certain amount and get one of the wooden tablets to write your wish on. They were mostly in Japanese, but there were a few in English, and atleast one in Spanish.


Goofing off.


And of course, we had to eat inarizushi after we were done. We were all so drained, so it tasted really good. If you've never had this, give it a shot! It's just fried tofu around rice, and the tofu is always moist and sweet, it has become one of m favorites now.