red wooden fence near green trees during daytime

The color of the shrine and torii gates are also significant as the red-orange color referred to as vermillion is thought to be a protective colour against evil forces. If you're interested in visiting Fushimi Inari Shrine, the shrine is located close to the JR Nara line's Inari Station. Inari has been depicted both as male and as female. The most popular representations of Inari, according to scholar Karen Ann Smyers, are a young female food goddess, an old man carrying rice, and an androgynous bodhisattva.