The headquarters of all Inari shrines in Japan — the sōhonsha, the original source — is Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto, a shrine that has been in continuous existence since 711 CE. That is over 1,300 years. It predates most of what we think of as “historical” in the Western sense. Many visitors to Fushimi … Continue reading Fushimi Inari: A Walk Through the Sacred Mountain