If you visit a place with a torii gate that means its Shinto. Shinto is considered Japan’s native religion; the main ideas behind are rooted not in the after-life, like many other popular belief systems, but rather in finding harmony with your current surroundings in the present. The best way to see all of Fushima-Inari Taisha Shrine is to hike to the summit of 233m, Mt. Inari-san. Is about 5km and it’s about 2-3hrs. It’s worth it! But if you don’t want to make it all the way to the …