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Fushimi Inari Shrine is one of the most famous shrines in Japan and is known for its thousands of closely-spaced vermillion torii gates that cover the slopes of Inariyama, so thick in places that they form long tunnels. It is estimated that there are well over 10,000 such torii gates.

Fushimi Inari Taisha dates from 711 and the main shrine building was built in 1499.

Inari shrines honor the patron deities of agriculture and business including Ukanomitama-no-Mikito (the goddess of rice and food), ensuring a constant stream of worshippers and the individual torii are donated by merchants and businesses hoping for successful trading. The prolonged downturn in the Japanese economy has not discouraged numerous firms looking for help from the spirits and many pay the large fees to sponsor a torii.

The shrine grounds are also a favorite route for local local joggers. For more sedentary visitors, soba noodles and beer are available near the summit of the hill.


There are many small concrete statues around the Fushimi Inari of (kitsune) - the fox messenger-animal of Inari.
Free Admission; Fushimi Inari station (Keihan Line) or JR Inari station from Kyoto station.
Map of Fushimi Inari

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We were on a short business trip to Nagoya last weekend, and Saturday dawned cool and clear.

A perfect morning for a stroll on the city's long, wide boulevards.

The population density in Nagoya is unlike any other Japanese city, except perhaps Sapporo.

It made for great photo taking as you did not have to worry about pedestrians, cyclists, or cars mowing you down - which is often the case in the rest of Japan.

In the Sakae section of the city, a short ride on the subway from Nagoya Station, we heard the clanking of a window washer overhead.

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The Nagoya City Science Museum in Shirakawa Park in Fushimi is one of Nagoya's most popular museums and a fun half-day trip for parents and children.



The museum has three buildings: a Life Science Building, Science & Technology Building and an Astronomy Building with a planetarium.

The combined buildings have 19 floors of exhibition spaces with permanent exhibits on Electric Energy, Telecommunications, Communication Media, Dynamic Energy, Materials, Transportation, Disaster Prevention in the Science & Technology Building; Micro Life, Mechanisms Of Our Body, Food, Clothing, & Shelter, Environment - The Earth Of Tomorrow and a library and shop in the Life Science Building; plus the Planetarium, a Space Science floor and a Special Exhibition Hall in the Astronomy Building.



Many of the exhibits are hands-on and the excellent 450-seat Planetarium has regular showings throughout the day. Every weekend and on public holidays at 10am & 2.30pm there are special shows for children with stunning visual effects.

The extensive model railways on the third floor in the transport section (one of the largest in the country) and the children's play area on the ninth floor are particularly popular with kids.

The Astronomy Building opened in 1962, followed by the Science & Technology Building in 1964 and the Life Science Building later in 1989.

Nagoya City Science Museum
2-17-1 Sakae
Naka-ku
Nagoya
460-0008
Tel: 052 201 4486
Hours: 9.30am-5pm; closed Mondays
Admission: Museum & Planetarium adults 600 yen; junior high school children and younger free; Museum only adults 300 yen

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Nagoya City Science Museum is adjacent to the Nagoya City Art Museum in Shirakawa Park and a stroll from the Electricity Museum.
The museum is a short walk from Fushimi Station (Exit 5) on the Higashiyama and Tsurumai subway lines or Osu Kannon on the Tsurumai Line (Exit 1).


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Nagoya's Electricity Museum in Fushimi is an educational and fun visit especially for parents with young children.

The four-story modern building, maintained by Chubu Electric Power Company, has dioramas and hands-on equipment on all aspects of electricity: its production, transport and use. Kids (and their parents) can learn about the pioneers behind the development of electrical power including Thomas Edison and Alessandro Volta.



The Ohm Theater has a large screen with interactive games and quizzes for the audience. Tours can be arranged in English if you reserve one week in advance.

There are similar museums dedicated to electricity throughout Japan and run by the regional electricity generating companies, including the TEPCO Electric Energy Museum in Shibuya.



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Electricity Museum
Sakae 2-2-5
Naka-ku, Nagoya 460-0008
Tel: 052 201 1026
Hours: 9.30-5.30pm; closed Monday
Admission: Free

The museum is a short walk from Fushimi Station on the Tsurumai and Higashiyama subway lines. Take Exit #4 from Fushimi Station. The loop bus stops nearby at Hirokoji-hommachi.
The museum is close to the Nagoya City Science Museum and Nagoya City Art Museum in Shirakawa Park.

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Nagoya City Art Museum in Fushimi, not far from the Hilton Hotel, has a small permanent collection of contemporary western and Japanese art.



Located across Shirakawa Park from Nagoya's Science Museum, Nagoya City Art Museum opened in 1988. The permanent collection includes works by foreign artists such as Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall, Frida Kahlo and Maurice Utrillo. Japanese contemporary art is represented by Shusaku Arakawa, Tsuguharu Fujita and Tadaaki Kuwayama. The collection is rotated four times a year.

The facility also includes works by local artists, a temporary exhibition gallery, a library, auditorium, cafe and shop.



Nagoya City Art Museum
17-25, Sakae 2-chome
Naka-ku, Nagoya
460-0008
Tel: 052 212 0001

Admission: 300 yen

A short walk from Fushimi Station (Exit 5) on the Higashiyama and Tsurumai subway lines or Osu Kannon on the Tsurumai Line (Exit 1).

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