Wednesday, July 2, 2025

410 ~ Konparu Ookami, Asateru Daimyoujin, Kunitama Daimyoujin, Mukoyoshi Daimyoujin (and more)

 

Japanese Names: 金春大神, 朝照大明神, 國玉大明神, 向吉大明神+
Romanized Readings: Konparu Ookami, Asateru Daimyoujin, Kunitama Daimyoujin, Mukoyoshi Daimyoujin+
English Translations: Gold Spring Great Deity, Morning Shine Great Radiant Deity, Country Jewel Great Radiant Deity, Beyond Luck Great Radiant Deity+
Size: Tiny side shrine of Kobogataki within Fushimi Inari Taisha
Deity: ?
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Kyoto-Fushimi
Address: 27 Fukakusa Sasayamachō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0811
Coordinates
: 34.9655, 135.7810

The 49th vulpine side shrine of Fushimi Inari Taisha, the 42nd within the Kobogataki supercluster, and the 18th in the latter's eastern area. It features the usual pair of life-sized stone foxes, with the left one holding a scroll, and the right one holding an orb.

It has one more name, but I was unable to decipher it. If you feel lucky, you can try to make it out in this high-res version (click to enlarge). It's the one on the middle Iwakura in the back.


Tuesday, July 1, 2025

409 ~ Midayatsushima Ookami

 

Japanese Name: 乱八ツ嶋大神
Romanized Reading: Midayatsushima Ookami
English Translation: Riot Eight Islands Shrine Great Deity
Size: Tiny side shrine of Kobogataki within Fushimi Inari Taisha
Deity: ?
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Kyoto-Fushimi
Address: 27 Fukakusa Sasayamachō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0811
Coordinates
: 34.9655, 135.7810


The 48th vulpine side shrine of Fushimi Inari Taisha, the 41st within the Kobogataki supercluster, and the 17th in the latter's eastern area. It features the usual pair of life-sized stone foxes, with the left one holding a scroll, and the right one holding an orb.

While I am certain about the Kanji (and Katakana) that make up this shrine's name, I'm not sure about it's pronunciation - especially not the initial 乱. So if anyone has a better idea of how this one is pronounced, please let me know in the comments.


 

Monday, June 30, 2025

408 ~ Ochobo Daimyoujin, Komemaru Daimyoujin, Takehiro Daimyoujin (Hiragana Name)

 

Japanese Names: おちょぼ大明神, 米丸大明神, 竹廣大明神
Romanized Readings: Ochobo Daimyoujin, Komemaru Daimyoujin, Takehiro Daimyoujin
English Translations: Ochiyobo Great Radiant Deity, Rice Circle Great Radiant Deity, Bamboo Broad Great Radiant Deity
Size: Tiny side shrine of Kobogataki within Fushimi Inari Taisha
Deity: Inari?
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Kyoto-Fushimi
Address: 27 Fukakusa Sasayamachō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0811
Coordinates
: 34.9655, 135.7810

The 47th vulpine side shrine of Fushimi Inari Taisha, the 40th within the Kobogataki supercluster, and the 16th in the latter's eastern area. This one is unusual because one of the names on the Iwakura is written partially in Hiragana, which is not something I have seen before. From what I could gather, it was used to refer to comely young girls (and potentially shrine maidens), and is a nickname for Chiyobo Inari Jinja.

Two life-sized stone foxes watch over this shrine, although the left one is badly broken and rests behind its pedestal now.

Saturday, June 28, 2025

407 ~ Oosugi Ookami, Harue Ookami, Yakuriki Ookami, Kumataka Ookami

 

Japanese Names: 大杉大神, 春重大神, 薬力大神, 熊鷹大神
Romanized Readings: Oosugi Ookami, Harue Ookami, Yakuriki Ookami, Kumataka Ookami
English Translations: Great Pine Great Deity, Spring Heavy Great Deity, Medicine Potency Great Deity, Hawk Eagle Great Deity
Size: Tiny side shrine of Kobogataki within Fushimi Inari Taisha
Deity: ?
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Kyoto-Fushimi
Address: 27 Fukakusa Sasayamachō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0811
Coordinates
: 34.9655, 135.7810

The 46th vulpine side shrine of Fushimi Inari Taisha, the 39th within the Kobogataki supercluster, and the 15th in the latter's eastern area. It features the usual pair of life-sized stone foxes, with the left one holding a scroll, and the right one holding an orb.

I am actually not 100% sure about final name of this shrine (熊鷹大神 Kumataka Ookami) since I can't make out the Kanji clearly, but this is my best guess, and at least that makes sense. Also, it's kinda funny how the Hawk Eagle is written as "Bear Hawk" in Japanese. Anyway, here's a closeup of the Iwakura. If you have a better translation, let me know.



Friday, June 27, 2025

406 ~ Kobogataki Side Shrine

 

Japanese Name: ????大神
Romanized Reading: ???? Ookami
English Translation: ???? Great Deity
Size: Tiny side shrine of Kobogataki within Fushimi Inari Taisha
Deity: ?
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Kyoto-Fushimi
Address: 27 Fukakusa Sasayamachō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0811
Coordinates
: 34.9655, 135.7810

The 45th vulpine side shrine of Fushimi Inari Taisha, the 38th within the Kobogataki supercluster, and the 14th in the latter's eastern area. It features the usual pair of life-sized stone foxes, with the left one holding a scroll, and the right one holding an orb.

Here, a bunch of tourists who can be seen in the background asked me what this place was, so I explained to the best of my abilities.

As for the name of this shrine... I did take a clear picture, and yet the Kanji on it are so curlicued that I can't figure out anything apart from the "Ookami" at the end. Feel free to gibe deciphering these a try.

Incidentally, the names on the pedestal below the Iwakura likely indicate the names of the people who sponsored this shrine.


 

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

405 ~ Hanshou Ookami (and more)

 

Japanese Names: 坂照大神++
Romanized Readings: Hanshou Ookami++
English Translations: Slope Illuminated Great Deity++
Size: Tiny side shrine of Kobogataki within Fushimi Inari Taisha
Deity: ?
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Kyoto-Fushimi
Address: 27 Fukakusa Sasayamachō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0811
Coordinates
: 34.9655, 135.7810

The 44th vulpine side shrine of Fushimi Inari Taisha, the 37th within the Kobogataki supercluster, and the 13th in the latter's eastern area. It features the usual pair of life-sized stone foxes, with the left one holding a scroll, and the right one holding an orb. This is another shrine that I photographed twice on account of me losing track among this many shrines.

Also, it has several more names, but due to a combination of the angles I took the pictures from, the pickup Torii placement, and shadows, I can't make up any other full names. If you feel like trying, here's all my pictures of this shrine in high resolution (click to enlarge):

 

 


Tuesday, June 24, 2025

404 ~ Kouken Ookami, Shirahime Daimyoujin, Araou Daimyoujin

 

Just kidding. =^,~'=

Japanese Names: 光釼大神, 白姫大明神, 荒王大明神
Romanized Readings: Kouken Ookami, Shirahime Daimyoujin, Araou Daimyoujin
English Translations: Light Saber Great Deity, White Princess Great Radiant Deity, Wild King Great Radiant Deity
Size: Tiny side shrine of Kobogataki within Fushimi Inari Taisha
Deity: ?
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Kyoto-Fushimi
Address: 27 Fukakusa Sasayamachō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0811
Coordinates
: 34.9655, 135.7810

The 43rd vulpine side shrine of Fushimi Inari Taisha, the 36th within the Kobogataki supercluster, and the twelfth in the latter's eastern area. Also, another of them Jedi shrines. I only ran into two of them on all of my travels, and they are both here. Maybe one of them is actually a Sith shrine. But is it this one? Or is it #391?

Anyway, the usual two stone foxes watch over this one. I think they are a bit smaller-than-life sized this time. However, following what seems to be the convention of all fox shrines around Fushimi Inari Taisha, the left one is holding a scroll, and the right one an orb. I suppose it makes sense, because all the masons around here can just walk over to the main shrine and check the originals there, while especially in olden times, people living farther away had no way of checking, and instead of copying the original foxes, they simply came up with their own designs and arrangements.

410 ~ Konparu Ookami, Asateru Daimyoujin, Kunitama Daimyoujin, Mukoyoshi Daimyoujin (and more)

  Japanese Names : 金春大神, 朝照大明神, 國玉大明神, 向吉大明神+ Romanized Readings : Konparu Ookami, Asateru Daimyoujin, Kunitama Daimyoujin, Mukoyoshi Daimyo...