Market

Fushimi Inari Market

Leading up to the entrance to the shrine is Fushimi Inari Market, a must-stop on the way back from the shine trek.

Fushimi Inari Market offers a variety of street food, as well as souvenirs.

Look for barbecued meat on skewers (including sparrow!), fried chicken, and dishes with tofu (bean curd).

Inari sushi, where rice is wrapped in thinly sliced fried tofu called aburaage, is one of the popular (and delicious!) bites to try here. Aburaage is reportedly a favorite food of the fox, considered a messenger of Inari.

You’ll find lots of mochi, dango, other local desserts, and ice cream here as well.

And, if you want to learn your fortune as you eat a sweet treat, be sure to try a fortune cookie. Fortune cookies, called tsujiura senbei, are supposed to have originated here. You may even find some fox-shaped fortune cookies here.

Other than trying the delicious street foods, you’ll want to spend some time browsing the well-priced souvenirs at Fushimi Inari Market.

Many souvenirs feature foxes and torii gates, the two most recognizable symbols of Fushimi Inari. Look for socks, bags, lightweight towels, fox figurines, and dolls, as well as edibles like packaged rice crackers.

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