Harushigesha Shrine atop Mount Inari (Inariyama), within Fushimi Inari Taisha, Shinto shrine complex in Kyoto, Japan.

Harushigesha Shrine atop Mount Inari (Inariyama), within Fushimi Inari Taisha, Shinto shrine complex in Kyoto, Japan. Senbon Torii (meaning "one thousand torii gates") is the name for the tunnel network of bright vermilion gates covering a wooded trail system leading up 233-meter-tall Mount Inari. Fushimi Inari is the most important of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice. Foxes are thought to be Inari's messengers, honored in many statues. The shrine predates the capital's move to Kyoto in 794. The torii gates are donated by individuals and companies, as inscribed on the back of each gate.

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Harushigesha Shrine atop Mount Inari (Inariyama), within Fushimi Inari Taisha, Shinto shrine complex in Kyoto, Japan. Senbon Torii (meaning "one thousand torii gates") is the name for the tunnel network of bright vermilion gates covering a wooded trail system leading up 233-meter-tall Mount Inari. Fushimi Inari is the most important of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari, the Shinto god of rice. Foxes are thought to be Inari's messengers, honored in many statues. The shrine predates the capital's move to Kyoto in 794. The torii gates are donated by individuals and companies, as inscribed on the back of each gate.