Fushimi Inari-taisha (Japanese: 伏見稲荷大社) is the head shrine of the kami Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. The shrine sits at the base of a mountain, also named Inari, which is 233 metres (764 ft) above sea level, and includes trails up the mountain to many smaller shrines which span 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and take approximately 2 hours to walk up.[1] | ||||||
Affiliation: Shinto | ||||||
Location: Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan | ||||||
Deity: Uka-no-Mitama-no-Ōkami, et al. as Inari Ōkami | ||||||
Type: Inari shrine | ||||||
Date established: 711 | ||||||