Arctic Circle (18,148). Rovaniemi (61,329) in Finland is the largest settlement in the immediate vicinity of the Arctic Circle, lying south of the line. In contrast, the largest North American community north of the Arctic Circle, Sisimiut (Greenland), has approximately 5,000 inhabitants. Of the Canadian and American Arctic communities, Utqiagvik, Alaska is the largest settlement with about 4,000 inhabitants. The Arctic Circle is roughly . The area north of the Circle is about and covers roughly 4% of Earth's surface. The Arctic Circle passes through the Arctic Ocean, the Scandinavian Peninsula, North Asia, Northern America and Greenland. The land within the Arctic
Fushimi Inari-taisha Line of the Keihan Electric Railway. The shrine is open 24 hours with both the approach to the shrine and the itself illuminated all night. There is no entrance fee. In the approach to the shrine are a number of sweet shops selling , a form of fortune cookie dating at least to the 19th century, and which are believed by some to be the origin of the Chinese-American fortune cookie. A part of the Noh play "Kokaji" takes place in "Fushimi Inari-taisha". Fushimi Inari-taisha First and foremost, Inari is the god of rice, but merchants and manufacturers have traditionally