Jul 2, 2021
6 min read
JAPANESE CULTURE AND TRADITIONS
Secrets of Iconic Japanese Shrines
Why all the foxes and red gates?
For centuries, visitors to Kyoto have been charmed—and possibly tired out—by climbing the stairs through the thousands of red torii gates to the top of Mount Inari on the grounds of the Fushimi Inari Grand Shrine, the ancient “Vatican” of more than 30,000 Inari shrines throughout Japan.
