Hakuseki Inari Shrine, lined with red and white torii gates, constructs a beautiful harmony with the temple grounds filled with flowers and a tunnel of torii gates and the surrounding mountains. In 1966, the temple enshrined the spirit of the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto. Rows of more than 50 torii gates are rare on the Miura Peninsula.
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Somewhere off the beaten path… well off the beaten path… lie the remains of a dilapidated Inari shrine nestled within the hills near the Yokosuka Base. This hidden gem is known as Fushimi Hakuseki Inari Shrine and located about as far off the beaten path as one can wander. In fact, the shrine is so secluded that it doesn’t even have a specific address! While I honestly don’t expect any traveler to Japan to actually consider visiting, the shrine has long since been on my to-do list ever since seeing this RocketNews24 article in 2016. So, indulge me a bit here!
From what I can gather, this shrine was originally constructed sometime during the early years of the Showa period (1926–1989). Fushimi Hakuseki Inari Shrine is located in the middle of an extremely quiet little neighborhood and still used by the locals today despite its shambled appearance. Much like with the parent shrine in Kyoto, Fushimi Hakuseki Inari Shrine sports numerous vermilion torii gates and is dedicated to the same deity. Other than this however, this is little background information available for this secluded shrine.
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Fushimi Hakuseki Inari Shrine (伏見白赤稲荷神社) is a shrine located in the mountain area of Yokosuka. It is famous for over a hundred of red torii lining up. As you can probably guess, this shrine is a spin-off of the famous Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社) in Kyoto, and the enshrined god is Inari no kami (稲荷神) who is a god of foods. You have to climb up a little hill to reach the shrine, so make sure to wear outfits that are comfortable to move around.
Fushimi Hakuseki Inari Shrine (伏見白赤稲荷神社) | Seriously Local Japan (seriously-local.com)
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