Sapporo Fushimi Inari Shrine — Attraction in Sapporo

This shrine shared some similarities to a Kyoto shrine my partner had good memories of. So we decided to go out for a visit!

We took bus 56 from the downtown Sapporo area, which made it very easy to access this shrine. The bus doesn’t run very often however.

The shrine had a gorgeous tori gate lineup on a semi-steep hill. If you are unable to handle ice or snow, it is difficult to climb. There is nothing to hold onto.

The shrine itself was quaint and quiet. Since it is outside of the city, it made for a really nice outing from the city noise.

It also has a nice shrine store with some cool trinkets. It was sold out of Kitsune statues but it did have a few dragon statues and several charms. The cashier seemed like the daughter of the family, I assume. She seemed like every other kid who is told to take care of a store as a chore - which perhaps answers why so many reviews disliked the service. Personally, I don’t really mind. She was efficient and quick.

I didn’t make this 5 stars because it is missable. There are plenty of lovely shrines to visit around Sapporo. But we did enjoy our outing. As a bonus, there is a SUPERB restaurant across the street that was delicious for lunch. It opens at 11:30AM and was really busy with locals.

PS I bought a year of the dog charm at this shrine - later that day, I found a U.S. dollar on the ground. Perhaps the spirits at this shrine are exceptionally generous. Either that or not taking photos/video actually did...

Pretttttyyyyy And Secluded!!!!

This is definitely one of the best places to go to when you are already in love with long number fo Torii Gates. Dont compare the one in Osaka as that area has many different areas to take photos at. This is just one main area and there are some small challenges to take photos of it.

1. there are signs NOT to take photos -probably because of overcrowding and not respecting the area.
2. the gates faced the traffic light -which is jz 5metres from where the start of the main gate is
3. the area is small -unlike in osaka, this is just 1 small stretch
4. no parking -if u still decide to come, we would recommend early in the morning to just do a quick pop by. Park at the restaurant, which opens by noon, so drop by bout 7-10am is good so it doesnt affect their businesses. Do note, that business owners can chase away/report u to authorities if u are not there for their services.
5. Timing -we did say 7am-10am but d best is 7-8am due to the sunrise and the pretty breaking of clouds to make way for the sunrays.

All in all, we will recommend to drop by, especially in the morning and grab that quick shot by the entrance. One of the best hidden unshared locations by travel agents, tour...

The torii gates form a straight line, not as curved as the Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto. This shrine is small and very quiet, you can spend 20ph to visit here. There are 2 ways to get there: 1/.From Sapporo station, take subway Tozai line to Maruyama koen station (T06), go out to Maruyama bus terminal. Take JR Hokkaido bus (bus number: Circulation circle 10 - 循環 円10, or Circulation circle 11 - 循環 円11) at platform no.1. 2/.From Sapporo station, take subway Namboku line to Nakajima koen station (N09), go to Nakajima koen bus stop nearby. Catch JR Hokkaido bus (bus number: Circulation circle 55 - 循環 円55, or Circulation circle 56 - 循環 円56). Both way either gets off at Jikeikai-mae bus stop or Fushimicho-takadai bus stop. The shrine is about 200m from each bus stop. Bus fare is fixed fare, 210Y/way and free with JR Hokkaido Pass or JR Pass holder,...