Climb the vermilion torii tunnels at sunrise pace, before the crowds arrive.
Hidden gems and real stories from a Kyoto local.
Routes picked for the season at its prettiest.
Small groups only — relaxed and never rushed.
See the Kyoto most first-timers miss.
Ten thousand torii gates climb the sacred mountain of Inari — and at 7:30 in the morning, you can walk them in near silence. We start before the crowds, climb to the Yotsutsuji viewpoint over the city, and learn why merchants have dedicated gates here for a thousand years.
Foxes, folklore, and the best photo spots on the mountain, guided at a friendly pace.
