Kyoto - Fushimi Inari Jinja
This picture is especially dedicated to my good friends (Alex, Ines, Nacho, Uge and Nicola) who are going to visit me in Easter.
You can see here the start of the 4 km. long path that leads to one of the most famous shrines in Kyoto. The way is very densely covered with these beautiful red 'torii' (shinto gates) that make this walk a very special one indeed.
You can see here the start of the 4 km. long path that leads to one of the most famous shrines in Kyoto. The way is very densely covered with these beautiful red 'torii' (shinto gates) that make this walk a very special one indeed.
posted by Juane at Monday, February 13, 2006
5 Comments:
Thanks!
You're welcome!
I hope you guys get excited about the trip!
Hi! So kind of you... :)
As a future visitor I have to ask... does "torii" mean "bird"? (newbie question, I know :P)
Ines-chan wa nihongo ni tsuite shitsumon ga aruyo!
Kotaemashou:
Let's see... in japanese there are short and long vowels, 'torii' (shinto gate) and 'tori' (bird, chicken) sound different.
However, and that's something I didn't know until I checked now in the dictionary, 'torii' is a compound word of two kanjis: 'bird' read as 'tori' + 'to reside' read as 'i'. I don't know the origin of this word, and I'll try to find out :)
The origin of the word 'torii' is explained here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torii
They even have a link to Fushimi Inari Jinja! Check it!
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