@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social
2026-07-22 02:14 UTC
In 1194 Emperor Go-Toba (後鳥羽天皇) decreed that Fushimi Inari had the right to 'divide' and re-enshrine the spirit of Inari Ōkami, allowing for new shrines to be created and a hierarchy established.
The god, held in a sacred object, is moved to a new home via paulownia box.
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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social 2026-07-23 00:58
As you leave the main shrine the strings of red lanterns come to an end, and you pass through the start of the 'Senbon Torii' (千本鳥居 'The Thousand Torii') in mostly darkness. What feels otherworldly during the day is overwhelmingly mysterious at night. #Kyoto #京都 #Japan