July 19, 2008 – My last day in Kyoto (sigh…). I went to the Fushimi-Inari shrine, famous for its Fox guardians and thousands of red Torii gates winding through the forest—spectacular! I had lunch with Yohei, then visited Sanjusangen-do (Temple of 33 doors) which houses 1,000 golden Buddhas.
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- Neighborhood Store
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- Fushimi-Inari Neighborhood
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- Walking to the Shrine
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- A Back Alley
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- Fushimi-Inari Shrine
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- The Side Entrance Torii
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- Fushimi-Inari, Kyoto
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- How to Cleanse Yourself before Entering in 4 Easy Steps
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- The Main Gate
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- Torii Gates at Main Entrance
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- Main Shrine
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- One of the Guardian Foxes
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- Entering the Forest
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- Holy Rock
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- Another Fox Guardian
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- Bridge into the Forest
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- Beginning of the Torii Path
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- Gorgeous Woodland Scenery
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- One of Hundreds of Small Shrines
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- Shrines by the Pond
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- Stacks of Miniature Torii
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- Wash Basin
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- A Spider and his Web
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- Woods and Torii Walk
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- Yours Truly
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- Interesting Angle
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- THOUSANDS of Torii…
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- …and Thousands More!
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- One of the Exits from the Torii Walk
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- Back to the Shrine (can you Believe he’s RUNNING?)
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- Interesting Building
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- Neighborhood Street
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- Railroad Crossing
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- Kamogawa River
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- Kyoto Station
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- Back Streets of Kyoto & Kyoto Tower
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- Safe Driving Poster
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- Delicious Soba Lunch with Yohei
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- Sanjusangen-do Temple
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- This Long Building Houses 1,000 Golden Buddhas
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- Beautiful Gardens
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- Unfortunately, Photos Inside are Prohibited so I Bought a Book
journey, not destination 