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Japanese street food stalls in Fusimi inari shrine new year festival!

Jan 13 (Travel Kyoto Japan) - I recommend Japanese street food in Fushimi Inari Shrine as a festival for those of you who will be spending New Year's in Kyoto.

The most popular is "baby sponge cake

There is one stall on Omotesando and one on Urasando.

The waiting time is 20 to 30 minutes.

Second most popular stall: "Egg rice crackers

Located in the middle of Omotesando.

Waiting time: 10 to 20 minutes

Candy apples and strawberries are very popular with children.

Located in the Fushimi Inari parking lot.

Grilled sparrow chicken

Located on the back approach

Sparrows are bad guys who eat rice.

That's why Fushimi Inari shrine dedicated to the god of rice and good harvest,

roasts sparrows and eats them.

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