And, yeah, until you climb a fair distance UP the #SenbonTorii, the #FushimiInariTaisha really IS this crowded (and worse) #ZatsuTabi

(or at least it was in 2017) (the anime is 2025 I think, so it probably still is)

https://piratesobg.wordpress.com/2017/10/01/the-grand-tour-day-11-30092017-tokaido-trail-8-kyoto-and-hiroshima/