Fushimi is one of the 11th wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. You can explore so many famous places in Fushimi, such as Fushimi Inari Taisha, Fushimi Castle, Sake Breweries, cooking classes, etc. Below provides for you the best 5 things to do in Fushimi on your holiday:
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Fushimi Inari Taisha
Fushimi Inari Taisha is the highest central shrine of Inari that is located in Fushimi-Ku in Kyoto, Japan. It has many paths and trails prominent to the mountain. The shrine is at the very base of the mountain that is named after Inari. You can see many smaller shrines along the way which span 4 kilometers. You need to spend more or less 2 hours to reach the top.
Visiting Sake Brewery in Fushimi
Visit many breweries and earn a lot of experiences here, there is an opportunity to enjoy tasting sake at breweries. What about Sake Brewery? Brewed sake or Japanese rice wine in Kochi Prefecture is dry and light so you can feel the smoothness in your throat. You can get many breweries in the prefecture that are specific about the raw materials of sake. They also include rice, water, rice malt, and yeast.
Fushimi Castle
Fushimi Castle is known as Momoyama Castle (Peach Mountain) and the castle is truly near the famous Fushimi Inari Shrine. It was originally located in many peach trees and the name contains Peach Mountain. The present castle was reconstructed in a changed location and originally it is located in the Imperial grounds of Emperor Meiji’s and Empress Shoken’s graves. This is the exciting things to explore for you when visiting the castle area.
Fujinomori Shrine
You can discover a great trip in Fujinomori and the place is popular for its very adventurous horse race that takes place on the 5th of May. A Shinto shrine is located in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City also can enjoy the refreshing spring water “Fujino Mizu”. If you can select your travel time in May then explore the Fujimori Festival on May 5th and Kakeuma Shinji event as well where horseback riders present their performance. The shrine is visited by many travelers with an interest in horse racing.
Sushi Making Class
Join to learn exciting sushi-making class which are sharing below:
Nigiri Sushi and Temaki Sushi: The menu of this cooking class are many types of fresh ingredients, Japanese soup, SUSHI Recipe, Temakizushi (looks like California roll), Japanese traditional sweets, Japanese tea and souvenir (rolling mat). You can get the facilities of English-speaking instructors and to teach the visitors about the history of Japanese cuisine. The class starts time at 11:15 and 14:30, contains 1.5 hours and a maximum of 10 guests per class.
Temari-sushi (sushi-ball): The menu of this cooking class consists of the Temari-sushi (sushi-ball), traditional Japanese dessert (Mitarashi-Dango), Clear soup (Osuimono), and Green tea. The recipe can be made easily with its ingredients and you can enjoy delicious traditional Japanese food that is colorful and attractive. In the class, you can learn special sauce making as well. So, Don’t miss!
