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Published: 2012-09-30 05:22:27 +0000 UTC; Views: 10649; Favourites: 481; Downloads: 643
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In this summer, I travelled Kyoto.Kyoto is the old capital city in Japan. There are a lot of old shrines, temples and traditional buildings. One of the World Heritage.
Fushimi Inari is the main of one of the biggest Inari shrine groups in Japan.
This fox is one of guardians of the gate of Fushimi Inari shrine. He is holding a key in his mouth. ^^
There are fox statues in almost Inari shrines. Inari is a god of harvest. Foxes are servants of Inari. They are sitting at both side of the gate of shrine. The are guardians of sanctuary as komainu of a lot of Japanese Shinto shrine and lions of a lot of Asian Buddhist temples.
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Inari is also the god of all foxes. According to a legend ive heard of, he has 13 fox children that each have one of the fox elements
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that is an awesome picture foxes are one of the coolest animals
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Thank you! ^^
You like foxes? You can see a lot of fox statues in Inari shrines in Japan.
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of course I like foxes they are really cool animals plus the kits are really cute
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that beautiful picture, I would like to see you some day :3
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Thank you! ^^
This is one of my most favourites among fox statues.
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I wish the U.S had beautiful landmarks, buildings and traditions like a lot of Asia has. I know our country is still young, but still... Americans tend to destroy things to make room for the new. We have some, but nothing compared to other countries. I wish to visit Japan very soon! I am in school officially learning Japanese now! So I hope by the time I get to visit Japan I will be able to speak it fluently and not be just another ordinary westerner tourist. But beautiful statue and great shot you took! ^^
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Brilliant! Keep it up! I hope your study of Japanese will go well.
Someday, you must come to Japan. If you visit Tokyo, I will guide you in/near Tokyo.
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I would love to have you as my guide!! Actually I have two friend that lives in Tokyo who came to the U.S from a foreign exchange program! I would really love to meet you though! ^^ Yes I plan my first visit to Japan to be Tokyo, but I do want to visit Kyoto or Okinawa as well! As for my studies, they are going great! I have gotten high marks on all of my Japanese tests!
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Isn't that a kitsune? Also, I like the statue, very ancient.
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Yes. It's a kitsune! Japanese call foxes "kitsune". ^^
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I know that, I read about Kitsunes being mythical fox creatures that can have up to Nine-Tails.
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In Japanese folklore, kitsune were often regarded as mysterious animals which had a lot of powers -magic, curse, transform and so on-.
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Oh, I know, it's very interesting.
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In any time, and you're welcome. I'm waiting to see all you're comics finished in you're next Journal.
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Amazing statue
I hope one day I could travel to Japan
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I hope you will enjoy travelling Japan someday.
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yeah that would be so wonderful
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^^ Wow what an expressive fox, he'd make a great guardian and looks like he'd do anything not to have someone take the key. Great photo
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Cool! I'm learning about Japanese Culture in my classes in my Freshman year, and it's awesome 
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Thank you! I'm glad you're interested in Japanese culture. ^^
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I've stood in front of that very statue, twice.
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Wow! Where have you ever visited in Kyoto? ^^
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*thinks back*
Fushimi Inari, Kinkaku-ji, To-ji, and Nijo-jo are all places I can remember. There were probably other places as well, but it was a whirlwind of a trip at the time and very busy. Of course I took many photos.
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Brilliant! They are very famous traditional areas. How long did you stay in Kyoto?
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I only day-tripped Kyoto twice, but was in Japan for some 6 weeks or so.
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Wow, 6 weeks! It was a long stay. You came to Japan for study or something, didn't you? ^^
Where did you stayed in Japan? Tokyo? Osaka?
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I hope you will go there someday. Kyoto is a really beautiful old city.
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