Where does the Fushimi Inari hike go?

1. Stations
2. JR Inari Station稲荷駅About 1 minute on foot to the shrine. 5 minutes from Kyoto Station.Compare JR and Keihan
3. Keihan Fushimi-Inari Station伏見稲荷駅About 5 minutes on foot, heading east.Compare JR and Keihan
4. Lower shrine
5. 1. Romon Gate楼門The shrine's great gate, one of the largest gates at any Japanese shrine. Tradition says Toyotomi Hideyoshi built it in 1589, and an ink inscription with that date, found when the gate was taken apart for repairs in 1973, proved the story right.See the Romon Gate guide
6. 2. Main Hall本殿0.1 kmSee the Main Hall guide
7. 3. Senbon Torii千本鳥居0.3 kmAbout 5 min from the Main HallThe two rows of tightly packed gates just behind the main shrine.See the Senbon Torii guide
8. 4. Okusha Hohaisho奥社奉拝所0.4 kmTurn-back pointAbout 10⁠–⁠15 min from the Main HallThe inner shrine where the double row of Senbon Torii ends. Next to it are the Omokaru stones: make a wish, lift the stone top of the lantern, and see if it feels lighter than you expected.See the Okusha Hohaisho guide
9. Mid mountain
10. 5. Kumataka-sha熊鷹社0.9 kmA shrine on stonework that juts into Shin-ike pond, also called Kodama-ga-ike, the Echo Pond. Legend says that if you are looking for someone who has gone missing, you clap toward the pond: the direction the echo comes back from points to where they are.See the Kumataka-sha guide
11. 6. Mitsutsuji三ツ辻1.0 kmSee the Mitsutsuji guide
12. 7. Yotsutsuji四ツ辻1.4 kmTurn-back pointAbout 30⁠–⁠40 min from the Main HallA crossroads and a common place to turn back, with one of the best views anywhere on the route. The path beyond it to the summit is usually much quieter.See the Yotsutsuji guide
13. Summit loop, back to Yotsutsuji
14. 8. Sannomine三ノ峰1.5 kmSee the Sannomine guide
15. 9. Ainomine間ノ峰1.6 kmSee the Ainomine guide
16. 10. Ninomine二ノ峰1.7 kmSee the Ninomine guide
17. 11. Ichinomine, the summit一ノ峰1.9 kmThe summit of Mt Inari, 233 m, and the highest point on the loop. There is a partial view of the city from the top, not a wide panorama.See the Ichinomine, the summit guide
18. 12. Mitsurugi-sha御劔社2.2 kmSee the Mitsurugi-sha guide
19. 13. Yakuriki-sha薬力社2.3 kmNo crowd data for this stop.See the Yakuriki-sha guide
20. 14. Gozendani Hohaisho御膳谷奉拝所2.6 kmNo crowd data for this stop.See the Gozendani Hohaisho guide
21. 15. Ganriki-sha眼力社2.6 kmNo crowd data for this stop.See the Ganriki-sha guide

Distances are along the drawn route from the Romon Gate (OpenStreetMap). The line runs from the gate through Senbon Torii to Yotsutsuji, then round the summit loop and back to Yotsutsuji. "Busier" or "quieter than usual" compares each stop with its own typical week, not with other stops. Stops marked less reliable have thin data.