Fushimi Inari is a shrine dedicated to the fertilization of rice and how plentiful it is in Japan. These hallways are adorned with beautiful torii (a Japanese gate). There are literally hundreds of them! Each one, donated by a family or a business. 
These are well-wishes or prayers from individual people. A very beautiful display of hope I think!
This is the famous Golden Temple. It was founded in 1397 and is covered in gold leaf. Absolutely breathtaking! The Buddhist temple & surrounding gardens was a functioning villa to house emperors at one time. Kyla and I got to ring the gong (for a small price) before we entered the park. Pretty amazing!
We had mancha (cold green tea that's frothy like the texture of a cappuccino) and a a special red bean cake that had a gold leaf on it & a picture of the temple. You can tell Kyla wasn't crazy about the tea, but she loved the cake!
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