Japanese Name: 朝宮神社
Romanized Reading: Asamiya Jinja
English Translation: Morning Hall Shrine
Size: Small side shrine of Oogamiyama Jinja
Deity: Inari?/Amaterasu?
Fox Count: 6
First Visit: 23-Sep-2018
Location: Odaka
Address: 1025 Odaka, Yonago, Tottori 689-3514
Coordinates: 35.4176019,133.4059709
The Fox Shrine Blog
A blog about the Fox Shrines (and Temples) encountered by Kira Resari, the once and future travelling fox, along his travels.
Monday, October 14, 2024
244 ~ Asamiya Jinja
Saturday, October 12, 2024
243 ~ Shimoyama Kannondou (Temple)
Japanese Name: 下山観音堂
Romanized Reading: Shimoyama Kannondou
English Translation: Lower Mountain Kannon Hall
Size: Big side temple of Daisenji
Deity: Kannon
Fox Count: 6
First Visit: 23-Sep-2018
Location: Daisen
Address: 9 Daisen, Daisen-chō, Saihaku-gun, Tottori-ken 689-3318
Coordinates: 35.3911499,133.5343679
Friday, October 11, 2024
242 ~ Yodoe Rokkuno Inari Jinja
Japanese Name: 淀江六区稲荷神社
Romanized Reading: Yodoe Rokkuno Inari Jinja
English Translation: Creek Bay Sixth Ward Inari Shrine
Size: Tiny
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 23
First Visit: 20-Sep-2018
Location: Yodoe
Address: 551 Yodoecho Yodoe, Yonago, Tottori 689-3402
Coordinates: 35.4584607,133.429042A tiny fox shrine not far from the Yodoe station. This is the one and only fox shrine I should find today, but in exchange, it features almost two dozen foxes: two life-sized stone foxes, and 21 tiny porcelain foxes.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Dragon 1 ~ Kayashima Jinja
Japanese Name: 蚊屋島神社
Romanized Reading: Kayashima Jinja
English Translation: Mosquito Net Island Shrine
Size: Big
Deity: ?
Dragon Count: 1
First Visit: 18-Sep-2018
Location: Hiezu
Address: 380 Hiezu, Hiezu-son, Saihaku-gun, Tottori-ken 689-3553
Coordinates: 35.4378235,133.3799936The first proper dragon shrine that I find in all of Japan. Actually, a lot of shrines and temples feature dragons as design elements, but those really just feel like a supporting feature. This shrine, by contrast, has a huge and detailed dragon carving right in the very center, which makes it stand apart from other shrines, so that's why I wanted to point this one out.
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
241 ~ Funagami Jinja
Japanese Name: 船上神社
Romanized Reading: Funagami Jinja
English Translation: Shrine of the Ship
Size: Tiny side shrine of Kikkou Jinja
Deity: ?
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 18-Sep-2018
Location: Yodoe-Nakama
Address: 642 Yodoecho Nakama, Yonago, Tottori 689-3424
Coordinates: 35.44446,133.4033865A side shrine of Kikkou Jinja (亀甲神社 "Tortoise Shell Shrine") that has two small stone foxes watching over it. This one is not clearly associated with any particular deity, but it might be implicitly related to Funadama-no-Kami (船玉神 "Ship Gem God"), guardian deity of ships and sailors, who is said to reside on ships. Note that this shrine also features a little stone ship to give this theory some footing. Then again, it might very well just be dedicated to a local minor Kami, which is actually what a lot of shrines are about.
Monday, October 7, 2024
240 ~ Nameless Shrine
Japanese Name: ?
Romanized Reading: ?
English Translation: ?
Size: Tiny side shrine of Kichijouin
Deity: Inari?
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 18-Sep-2018
Location: Yodoe
Address: 946 Yodoechō Yodoe, Yonago-shi, Tottori-ken 689-3402
Coordinates: 35.461689,133.4299403The first of two fox shrines that I should find on today's ride. This one is a side shrine of Kichijouin (吉祥院 "Lucky Omen Temple") - a Buddhist temple - and features a pair of slightly weathered stone foxes to watch over it, which probably makes this an Inari shrine.
239 ~ Nameless Shrine (Railroad XIng)
Japanese Name: ?
Romanized Reading: ?
English Translation: ?
Size: Tiny side shrine of Hiyoshi Jinja
Deity: Inari?
Fox Count: 30
First Visit: 15-Sep-2018
Location: Yonago
Address: 710-2 Yodoechō Nishibara, Yonago-shi, Tottori-ken 689-3403
Coordinates: 35.4502063,133.4183285The only fox shrine that I should find on my short ride on this day, this one is nonetheless special. Not because of the fox shrine itself, for once, though, but rather because of the main shrine. This one is a side shrine of Hiyoshi Jinja (日吉神社 "Lucky Day Shrine"), which is remarkable because the Sanin Main Line runs straight through the shrine grounds, so this shrine actually features a level crossing.Anyway, this foxy side shrine features a pair of life-sized stone foxes, along with 28 tiny porcelain foxes to watch over it.
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244 ~ Asamiya Jinja
Japanese Name : 朝宮神社 Romanized Reading : Asamiya Jinja English Translation : Morning Hall Shrine Size : Small side shrine of Oogamiyama J...
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