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	Historical Highlights: Fushimi Inari Shrine
		One of Kyoto's oldest shrines, Fushimi Inari was built to honor Inari, the Shinto god of rice and rice wine (sake).
		Kyotofs Fushimi Inari Shrine, by far the largest, acts as the headquarters for all of the smaller shrines dedicated to rice.
		With the sponsorship of the Chinese government, the Confucius Institute at Ritsumeikan was established in the summer of 2005 as an outlet for teaching Chinese language and culture in Japan.
	www.ritsumei.ac.jp /eng/newsletter/winter2006/5backcover.shtml (452 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Kyoto (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The pagoda of Toji, a temple in Kyoto.
		Kyoto's kimono weavers are particularly renowned, and the city remains the premier center of kimono manufacturing.
		Kyoto is known as one of the academic centers of the country, and is home to thirty-seven institutions of higher education.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Kyoto (1360 words)

	Kyoto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kyoto became a city designated by government ordinance on September 1, 1956.
		Kyoto used to be known as Japan's Hollywood with Toei Uzumasa Eigamura.
		Kyoto also has a unique higher education network called the Consortium of Universities in Kyoto, which consists of 3 national, 5 public (prefectural and municipal), and 41 private universities, as well as the city and 4 other organizations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kyoto (1676 words)

	Fushimi-ku, Kyoto - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Fushimi (伏見区, -ku) is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
		Famous places in Fushimi include the Fushimi Inari Shrine, with thousands of torii lining the paths up and down a mountain; Fushimi Castle, originally built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, with its rebuilt towers and gold-lined tea-room; and Teradaya, a boat-lodging at which Sakamoto Ryoma was attacked and injured.
		The water of Fushimi has particularly soft characteristics, making it an essential component to the particular type of sake brewed in Fushimi.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fushimi%2C_Kyoto (171 words)

	Learn more about Kyoto in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Kyoto was the capital or Heian Kyo of Japan from 794 until the transfer of the government to Tokyo in 1868 at the time of the Imperial Restoration.
		Though archaeological evidence places the first human settlement on the islands of Japan to approximately 10,000 BC, the Kyoto area was not settled until the 7th century by the Hata clan from Korea.
		Kyoto is home to the main headquarters of Nintendo, as well as its domestic division, Nintendo of Japan.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /k/ky/kyoto.html (730 words)

	Fushimi Inari:
		Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社) is a shinto jinja (shrine) dedicated to the spirit Inari, located in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
		It is especially well known for the thousands of vermilion torii lining the paths on the hill on which the shrine is located.
		It is considered one of the most beautiful spots in Kyoto and one of the symbols of Japan.
	www.winelib.com /wiki/Fushimi_Inari (351 words)

	bd's homeplate - Fotos of Fushimi Inari by Dozier
		Fushimi Inari shrine has tens of thousands of orange-colored torii (gates which traditionally mark the entrance to a shrine.
		Fushimi Inari is quite an amazing place, you can walk for 20 minutes and still have more torii to walk through and there are quite a few statutes of foxes which are commonly found at Inari, the Shinto deity of rice, shrines in Japan.
		To reach Fushimi Inari, take the JR Nara Line to JR Inari Station, which takes about five minutes from Kyoto Station and the shrine is just in front of the station.
	www.bobbydozier.com /fushimi.html (125 words)

	SAKE / Visiting Sake Breweries [ Kyoto ]
		Kyoto is also home to a long-standing sake brewing tradition that can be traced back to the time when rice cultivation was first introduced to the islands of Japan.
		The sake breweries of Kyoto are guardians of a sake brewing tradition that has been handed down with the utmost care over the generations.
		The term onna sake ("female sake") is often used to describe Fushimi sake, giving an indication of its delicate, palatable flavor.Fushimi-ku is located in the southern tip of Kyoto's city limits, and can be easily reached by train from Osaka.
	www.jal.com /en/sake/visit/kyoto.html (188 words)

	Fushimi Inari Shrine near Kyoto, Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Inari is the Shinto god of rice and sake, two central and essential commodities both in the culture and history of trade and life in Japan.
		Thus, while traditionally, prayers are made at Inari shrines for a good harvest, nowadays, Fushimi Inari Shrine draws thousands of business and tradespeople seeking blessings for their enterprises, especially for Hatsumoude, the first prayers of the New Year.
		Fushimi Inari Shrine is a short ride from Kyoto Station on the JR Nara line.
	www.yamasa.org /japan/english/destinations/kyoto/fushimi.html (593 words)

	Location KYOTO & SHIGA \| Ryukoku University
		For over 1,000 years, Kyoto was the capital of Japan and the heart of Japanese culture and politics.
		Kyoto is further unique within Japan in that it was virtually untouched during World War II, leaving a myriad of temples, shrines and a castle intact.
		Since Kyoto was the seat of the Imperial household for so long, master artisans gathered here to serve the Emperor and his court.
	www.ryukoku.ac.jp /english/about/index.html (495 words)

	Kyoto Travel: Fushimi Inari Shrine (Fushimi Inari Taisha)
		Fushimi Inari Shrine is the most famous of several thousands of shrines dedicated to Inari across Japan.
		Fushimi Inari Shrine is also famous for the countless torii gates, offerings by worshippers, that cover the hiking trails of Inarisan, the wooded mountain behind the shrine's main buildings.
		Fushimi Inari Shrine is located just outside JR Inari Station, the second station from Kyoto on the JR Nara Line.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e3915.html (252 words)

	Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine - Kyoto Guide - Japan Reference (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Located about 2km southeast of Kyoto station, Fushimi Inari Taisha is without doubt the largest and most impressive Inari shrine in Japan.
		Fushimi Inari Taisha was founded in the 8th century by the Hata family and is the head shrine of no less than 30,000 Inari Shrines nationwide.
		Visiting Fushimi Inari Taisha in the late afternoon as the sun slowly sets can be a thrilling experience and is definitely recommended for those believing in the "spirits of the forest".
	www.jref.com /practical/fushimi_inari_taisha.shtml (507 words)

	Tokuriki Shin Hanga Woodblock Fushimi Inari
		This image of the "Annual Festival of the Fushimi Inari" is from the month series "Twelve Months of Kyoto" (Kyô-meishô jûnikagetsu), Published 1945 by Uchida in Kyoto.
		Tokuriki was the 13th generation in a family of Kyoto artists.
		Kyoto was the old capital and always had a flourishing art tradition and of course lively circles of woodblock print artists.
	www.oldgalleries.com /items/184813/item184813store.html (150 words)

	Photo Japan: In-Focus Portfolio 1999: Fushimi Inari Taisha
		Fushimi Inari Taisha is a Shinto shrine located in a southeast section of Kyoto city.
		The Fushimi Inari (Fushimi being the name of the suburb in which the shrine is situated, Inari formed from the abbreviation for ine-nari meaning 'ripening of rice') was first built on Mount Inari in 711.
		During the feudal age the shrine was given the first grade of court rank, and in 1871 this honor was elevated to the level of Kampei Taisha, the highest status among national shrines.
	www.photojapan.com /index.htm/focus1999/fushimi.html (290 words)

	Kyoto Travel Guide
		Kyoto was Japan's capital and the emperor's residence from 794 until 1868.
		It is now the country's seventh largest city with a population of 1.4 million people and a modern face.
		Over the centuries, Kyoto was destroyed by many wars and fires, but due to its historic value, the city was not chosen as a target of air raids during World War II.
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e2158.html (327 words)

	Japanese Clay Doll, Lovely Standing Girl
		This doll is signed and dated (the date that sold or given to) at the bottom, March of the third year.
		This type of clay dolls are somehow all originated from the Fushimi clay doll of the Kyoto area.
		Fushimi dolls were originally sold as souvenirs to the pilgrims on the road of Fushimi Kaidou from Kyoto to Fushimi Inari Shrine in the early Edo period (1600-1868).
	www.trocadero.com /kyoko/items/97261/item97261store.html (250 words)

	Old Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Fushimi Inari Shrine, at the base of Inari Mountain (Inari-san), is dedicated to Inari, the god of rice and rice wine (sake).
		There are said to be as many as 40,000 Inari shrines in Japan, reflecting the paramount importance of rice at all times in Japanese society.
		Of these, Fushimi Inari is by far the best known.
	www.art-and-archaeology.com /japan/fushimi1.html (147 words)

	Kyoto City Web / Preview Kyoto / Fushimi Dolls
		Fushimi dolls are the origin of clay dolls in Japan.
		Fushimi dolls have been produced in the vicinity of Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine since olden times.
		Earth is the origin of all kinds of life, and on death the material borrowed for life is given back to it.
	www.city.kyoto.jp /koho/eng/preview/21.html (229 words)

	Fushimi Inari Shrine - Kyoto, Japan
		A tunnel of torii at Fushimi Inari Taisha, Kyoto.
		Fushimi Inari Taisha (Fushimi Inari Shrine) is a Shinto shrine dedicated to Inari, the god of rice, sake, and prosperity.
		Fushimi Inari Shrine draws thousands of businessmen and tradespeople seeking blessings for their enterprises, especially at the first prayers of the New Year.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /japan/kyoto-fushimi-inari.htm (596 words)

	Ukai Cormorant Fishing on Canal in Fushimi (Kyoto Shimbun:2006.5.19) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ukai, a seasonal event of summer that is usually held on the main stream of the Uji River in Uji City, was performed on the river's canal in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, on May 19.
		The event is one of Fushimi Ward and Uji City's cooperative programs, and the first full-scale "visiting" practice on the canal.
		This event was proposed by "Fushimi Uji Koiki Kanko Renkei Kyogikai," the Fushimi and Uji area tourist participation council consisting of the tourist associations of Fushimi Ward and Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture and other organizations.
	www.kyoto-np.co.jp /kp/topics/eng/2006may/05-19.html (245 words)

	Johnnie's Kyoto Walking
		In the direction of Kyoto tower, you will find some trees surrounding my meeting place, a small low square.
		The tour provides each of you one small piece of vegetarian sushi, and a rest in an old pastry shop, Kanshundo-Higashimise, around 2:00, where you are served a small piece of Japanese pastry with a cup of green tea.
		The tour finishes around 3:00 near Kiyomizu temple, the No. 1 tourist spot in Kyoto, half way up the eastside hill, with wonderful views and many shops, and restaurants along old Kyoto-style lanes, the best part of Kyoto to spend the remaining of the day yourself.
	web.kyoto-inet.or.jp /people/h-s-love (363 words)

	Fushimi Morning - JHN Travel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Gekkeikan Okura Sake Museum introduces you to Fushimi's rich history of sake brewing with a valuable collection of traditional brewing tools.
		The "Fox shrine" at Fushimi, was founded in 8th century.
		The Fox cult, with over 40,000 shrines across Japan, has become associated with financial success, and the hillside behind the shrine is lined with thousands of vermilion Torii gates donated by business people.
	www.jhn-travel.com /day_tours/tour.asp?TOURID=N250 (117 words)

	Kyoto - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Kyoto - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		A common English pronunciation of Kyoto has three sounds as key-oh-toe; however, the Japanese pronunciation is kyoh and to (
		The Karasuma Line follows Karasuma Street from Kyoto Station north, with stops at many numbered avenues, and also at Imadegawa (a major street).
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/k/y/o/Kyoto.html (1376 words)

	The Boone Collection - Image Gallery: Japanese Dolls
		They are molded in two parts, front and back, which are connected with clay and coated with a white finish, then fired in a kiln.
		Dolls that were made at the Fushimi kiln are called Fushimi clay dolls.
		Older dolls are characterized by soft colors in shades of orange, green, and gray blue, while modern dolls often have brighter, gaudier colors.
	www.fieldmuseum.org /research_collections/anthropology/anthro_sites/boone/dolls/gal_jp_clay.html (182 words)

	۞ Fushimi-ku - Encyclopédie, information et définition sur www.apropos-savoir.fr (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Fushimi-ku est un quartier de la ville de Kyoto, situé au Sud, Sud-Est, d'une superficie de 61,62 Km2.
		Fushimi était une ville qui fut incorporée à Kyoto en 1931.
		La population de Fushimi-ku est de 287 095 habitants (chiffres 2003) pour un densité de 4659h/km2.
	www.apropos-savoir.fr /Fushimi-ku (105 words)

	Fushimi Kaiser Go-Fushimi Kaiser Japan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Ieshige Tokugawa, dem Fürsten des Aizu -Klans, Katamori Matsudaira, dass er in Kyoto den Kaiser...
		Der Krieg wurde "Toba Fushimi no Tatakai" (Toba und Husimi liegen in Kyoto, "no" bedeutet von...
		In den Ursprungslegenden des Fushimi Inari Schreins hingegen erscheint die Gottheit als alter...
	www.powerwissen.com /wHxchx1b%7C%7CSL%7C%7CNz8MEziOzb7UQ%3D%3D_Fushimi__Kaiser_.html (101 words)

	Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine
		This very important shrine lies just south of the main Kyoto train station.
		At Inari shrines, it's common to see ema, or wishing plaques, in the shape of a fox's head.
		Here you can see one of many displays at Fushimi of tori gates.
	www.farstrider.net /Japan/Kyoto/Fushimi.htm (540 words)

	Frog in a Well - The Japan History Group Blog
		Kido Kôin, who was sheltered by his favorite geisha after the disastrous Chôshû battle in Kyoto in 1864, later made her his wife.
		In 1866 the Fushimi inn maid who saved the day for Sakamoto not long after became his wife [Oryô].
		He also mentions her courage one more time in reference to the Fushimi attack on his life.
	www.froginawell.net /japan/2005/02 (2316 words)

	Kansai Time Out Communi (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Mikoshi (decorated sacred carriage shrines for transporting gods) are taken in a procession from Fushimi Inari Taisha to just southwest of JR Kyoto Stn.
		The procession leaves Fushimi Inari Taisha at 11:00 and arrives near Kyoto Stn around 14:00.
		Directions: A short walk from Inari Stn on JR Nara line and Keihan Fushimi Inari Stn or Kyoto city buses 16, 56, or 83 to Inari-Taisha-mae.
	www.kto.co.jp /new/modules/piCal/print.php?smode=Monthly&action=View&event_id=0000001775&caldate=2006-4-24 (90 words)

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		Ein fruchtig-voller Sake aus der alten Kaiserstadt Kyoto.
		Die verwendete Reissorte Iwai ist sehr aromatisch und typisch für Kyoto.
		Ein leichter und sehr frischer Sake aus Kyoto.
	www.sake-kontor.de /shop_sake_region_fushimi.htm (260 words)

	Attractions in Fushimi and Uji (Kyoto Shimbun:2006.4.11) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		"Tonari-machi Fushimi Uji: Tsunagaru Coupon Map" = photo =, a tourist map, was recently issued.
		The map covers attractions, including historic sites and seasonal events, in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, and Uji City.
		Fifty thousand copies of the map were printed, and are being distributed free of charge at different locations, including the Kyoto Prefecture Tourist Information Center located in Kyoto Station Building.
	www.kyoto-np.jp /kp/topics/eng/2006apr/04-11.html (93 words)

	Fushimi
		* Emperor Fushimi of Japan, 92nd Emperor of Japan.
		* Fushimi, Kyoto, a ward of Kyoto City.
		Wapipedia > Index > F > Fu > Fushimi
	www.wapipedia.com /wikipedia/mobiletopic.aspx?cur_title=Fushimi (59 words)

	Go-Fushimi Fushimi's K?gon Go-Nijo Kyoto Japan Genealogie Go-Uda Fushimi Leben Kameyama (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Nach der Abdankung Fushimi's im Jahr 1298 übernahm er die japanische Kaiserwürde.
		Jahrhundert regierenden Gegenkaiser aus dem Ashikaga-Clan, die ihren Regierungsitz in Kyoto hatten.
		He supported the Southern Court in Yoshino, and over the span of his career served five emperors - Go-Fushimi, Go-Nijo, Hanazono, Go-Daigo, and Go-Murakami.
	www.powerwissen.com /1FgN9f7TIJLIqVcjGdsusw%3D%3D_Go-Fushimi.html (209 words)

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