Sightseeing Excursion (2023)

Inari shrines are the most familiar shrines to Japanese people. There are said to be some thirty thousand throughout the country, frequented by people of all ages. Fushimi Inari Taisha is the head Inari shrine.

Inari Okami is the enshrined deity (kami) of Fushimi Inari Taisha. They are the Japanese kami of rice, tea, and sake as well as foxes.  They are also associated with agriculture and industry, fertility, and general prosperity.

Participants will spend time with their buddies in downtown Kyoto, giving them the chance to do some shopping and enjoy having dinner at any of Kyoto’s extensive restaurants.

Downtown Kyoto is a roughly square area bounded on the east by the Kamo-gawa River, on the west by Karasuma-dori, on the north by Oike-dori, and on the south by Shijo-dori.