Fushimi Inari, Japan

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Coordinates : 34.967142, 135.772671 (Open in Google Maps)

Subjects : Fushimi Inari is one of the most famous Shinto shrines in Japan. Dedicated to the goddess, is definitely one of the places most visited by Japanese religious believers and tourists, also famous for appearing in some scenes of the film Memoirs of a Geisha.I subjects to photograph inside the sanctuary are manifold. You can focus on panoramic or details of more than 1000 Torii (portals) red, donated to the sanctuary through the centuries by the faithful or companies. Along the path marked by Torii, you can also shoot landscapes, since the sanctuary extends along the side of a hill on the outskirts of Kyoto.Durante the walk you can also find many areas where you can make offerings to the goddess Inari, very details and features that offer definitely hints for details of various genere.Un wonderful venue for any photographer!

Recommended equipment : There is no special equipment, but it is recommended a tripod for panoramas, a zoom lens that goes from wide angle to medium telephoto, and maybe a lens fixed focal length 35 mm or 50 very bright, so you can take some getting detail a pleasing background blur.

Best months : The best times to take pictures are autunno.In spring and spring you can join the sacredness of the sanctuary with the spectacle of the cherry blossom season, which typically focuses on the first two weeks of April (although sometimes, as in 2013, the cherry trees are blooming in advance) .As for the autumn instead of the red Torii joins the red maples and yellow leaves of other trees, creating again a show of extraordinary colors. In this case, the best days are those that go from mid-November until mid-December.

How to get there : Getting to the sanctuary is very simple. From the train station in Kyoto, just take a local train of Nara Line, and get off at the second station (which is even called Inari Station). Once you exit the station, just cross the street to the front of the entrance to the sanctuary. The journey takes just 5 minutes.

Visits : The entrance to the sanctuary is free, is open 24 hours on 24 and there are no closing days. The souvenir shops close at 17:00.

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Sunrise: 05:03, Sunset: 18:44

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🌖 Waning Gibbous, Brightness: 95%

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