Coming and going under long rows of sacred torii, Shinto temple of Inari, Kyoto, Japan Size:L: 80 x 80cm George Lanchester

George Lanchester

A nattily dressed modern pilgrim casually lights a cigar as he talks about the perils of pilgrimage with the Ancient Pilgrim

William Gregory

in the final scene from the film 'The Jazz Singer'

Coming and going under long rows of sacred torii, Shinto temple of Inari, Kyoto, Japan Size:L: 80 x 80cm George LanchesterComing and going under long rows of sacred torii, Shinto Temple of Inari, Kyoto, Japan, 1904. Inari is the Shinto god of fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes and industry. Temples to Inari usually have a series of red sacred gates (torii) leading to the shrine. The Fushimi Inari Temple in Kyoto is the principal Inari shrine in Japan. Stereoscopic card. Detail.