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Fushimi Inari TaishaFushimi Inari Taisha

Also known as: Senbon Torii・伏見稲荷大社・千本鳥居

In Fushimi Ward, this is the head shrine of the roughly 30,000 Inari shrines across Japan. It is celebrated for the Senbon Torii, tunnels of vermilion gates climbing the hillside, swelled over time by votive donations.

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