[Japan] 京都，伏見區，伏見稻荷大社 (Fushimi Inari-taisha)

對我來說，伏見稻荷大社算是一個很特別的景點，有許多朋友已經都去過，而且都在千本鳥居拍了許多美美的照片，上傳到FB，今天，終於有機會可以來一探究竟了！
For me, Fushimi Inari-taisha is the most famous place shrine in Kyoto. There are so many friends came here and upload the photo taken at the Senbon Torii here.

或許因此，伏見稻荷大社在今年(2016年)某個票選中，連續三年成為了外國遊客眼中，日本最受歡迎的景點。
I guess that's why the flag says the most popular spot in Japan, voted by the foreigners in 2016.

伏見稻荷大社的手水舍，參拜人會先在這兒洗漱一番，上面有張清楚的圖示，先洗左手，再洗右手，再舀一口水倒在左手掌上，用手掌上的水漱口(或者喝下去也行)，然後將勺子與手洗淨，算是洗滌心靈，做好參拜準備。
Before get in, people should clean here. Don't worry, there is a sign teach you how to clean yourself. First is the left hand, then right hand. And then put some water on your left hand, drink the water from your left hand to clean yourself. The last step is clean the spoon and both hands.

伏見稻荷大社的地圖，可看到千本鳥居就在不遠處。
The map of Fushimi Inari-taisha.

漂亮的樓門。
This is the Two-storied Gate.

外拜殿，被圍起來了，不知是不是有開放的日子。
The Worship Hall.

本殿。 
The Main Shrine.

隨處可見稻荷神的使者─狐狸。
The Foxes, they are the messengers. 

大家在本殿排隊參拜，也在此留影。
At the Main Shrine, people pray. And of course, the tourists also take photos while praying.

雖然位於大社的範圍，東丸神社是一間獨立的神社，基本上類似台灣的文昌君，學子來此祈求考到好學校，好系所。
The Higashimaru Shrine which is an independent small shrine just next to Fushimi Inari-taisha. Or you may say it's included in the area of Fushimi Inari-taisha. Here is where the students may come and pray for being matriculated by a high school or college.

接著就是鳥居的世界了，準備前往千本鳥居。 
Next, it's time for the Senbon Torii.

  

人非常多，基本上是排著隊，慢慢地前進，而且大家都要拍照，或許還會停在原地等待；由於千本鳥居有兩路，還有指標說明請往右走。
There are so many people, you can only be in the long line and take your time. Follow the sign to go the right way for the Senbon Torii.

這次在京都參拜了許多神社，才了解，原來日本的神社有許多種不同的方式，來表彰捐錢最多的信徒，伏見稻荷大社便是為其豎立新鳥居，因此在每一個鳥居上，都會寫明了由誰，在什麼時候捐贈的，感覺，實在有點諷刺，這應該是個頗為市儈的行為，聚集起來之後，卻又很美～

There are many different ways for the shrine to memorize the person, group or a company which donate a lot of money. For Fushimi Inari-taisha, they build the torii for those people. So we can find the date and the name on the torii. It's kind of snobbish, but it looks so beautiful. That's contradictory.

走出千本鳥居，上了一個平台，回頭一看，原來這就是從外看千本鳥居的樣子，真的是密集到看不出中間有人在行走。
The Senbon Torii looking from outside.

在平台的一側，突然發現了一張「新」地圖，範圍卻比前一張大了幾倍，原來，我不過才參觀了五分之一？難怪網路上的資料說這兒有一萬個鳥居！
When walk through the Senbon Torii, there is a new map prompt out. What? I just finish 1/5 of walking if I want to go to top of Mt. Inari? Now I get it why people says there are 10,000 torii here.

當作運動，繼續爬山囉！
Keep going up with more torii.

新池，走到這兒的人就少了，更覺得平和。 
The Shin-ike pond, it's peaceful here.

運氣不錯，就在新池的一條叉路，正好在立新的鳥居。
And I was lucky that the workers are building up a new torii here.

  

印象中，這兒似乎是二之峰，但或許我也沒走到那麼高，這兒的風景已經不錯，只是當時覺得似乎會影響到後續的行程，這兒比我預計地大了許多，因此就原路折返了。另有一件趣事，在路旁看見了另一個小神明，它的使者是兩隻獅子，不知會不會是整個伏見稻荷大社唯二的獅子。
I think I only arrived Ai No Mine or Ni No Mine then went back. An interesting thing is that I found a god here who has two lions as the messenger. 

下面則是一些特別的角落。
Below are some photos I took in Fushimi Inari-taisha.

(伏見稻荷大社裡，還是種了幾棵的楓樹) 

(You may still find several maples here.)

(由於下雨，黏在鳥居上的楓葉)

(A maple on the torii.) 

(或許因為社內有不少叉路，千本鳥居回程路上的人少了許多，成了一個很適合拍照的地點。)

(The back way of Senbon Torii. Much less people here, a good location to take photos.)

伏見稻荷大社地址：
68 Fukakusa Yabunouchichō, Fushimi-ku, Kyōto-shi, Kyōto-fu 612-0882日本