Friday, November 14, 2025

498 ~ Youshin Fudou Jinja Cluster

 

Japanese Name: 腰神不動神社 
Romanized Reading: Youshin Fudou Jinja
English Translation: Hips God Immovable Shrine
Cluster Size
: Tiny
Deity: Inari
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Fushimi Inari, Fukakusa Kaidoguchicho
Address: Fukakusa Kaidoguchicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0805, Japan
Coordinates
: 34.96999,135.77705

A little further down the valley is this tiny shrine cluster, located right next to the path over to Kumataka-no-Takiato (熊鷹ノ瀧跡 "Hawk Eagle Cascade Remains"). Once again, I'm reasonably sure that this one has many foxes, but the only picture that I have of it is from late at night, so I can't be absolutely sure.

Thursday, November 13, 2025

497 ~ Mainichi Inari Ookami Cluster

 

Japanese Name: 毎日稲荷大神
Romanized Reading: Mainichi Inari Ookami
English Translation: Every Day Inari Great Deity
Cluster Size
: Tiny
Deity: Inari
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Fushimi Inari, Fukakusa Kaidoguchicho
Address: Fukakusa Kaidoguchicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0805, Japan
Coordinates
: 34.97009,135.77750

This cluster is located directly to the west of Kajitei (梶亭 "Sculling Oar Pavilion"). It's the next in the line of fox shrine clusters, but it's also the first one in a while to explicitly state "Inari" in its name.
 

Tuesday, November 11, 2025

496 ~ Byakko Daimyoujin Cluster

 

Japanese Name: 白狐大明神
Romanized Reading: Byakko Daimyoujin
English Translation: White Fox Great Radiant Deity
Cluster Size
: Tiny
Deity: Inari?
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Fushimi Inari, Fukakusa Kaidoguchicho
Address: Fukakusa Kaidoguchicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0805, Japan
Coordinates
: 34.97010,135.77759

The next tiny cluster of Fukakusa Kaidoguchicho, located directly next to Gyokuki​ Ookami. With a name like that, I'm reasonably certain that it's an Inari shrine, even if I don't have many pictures of it.

Also, as a little disclaimer: While I did my best to assign the pictures that I took to the correct shrines, it is entirely possible that some of the pictures about the shrines in this valley - especially those that are closely side-to-side like this one - may be one shrine off. But you can definitely still all find the shrines and pictures that I post here somewhere in this very walkable valley.
 

Monday, November 10, 2025

495 ~ Gyokuki​ Ookami Cluster

 

Japanese Name: 玉姫大神
Romanized Reading: Gyokuki Ookami
English Translation: Jewel Princess Great Deity
Cluster Size
: Tiny
Deity: ?
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Fushimi Inari, Fukakusa Kaidoguchicho
Address: Fukakusa Kaidoguchicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0805, Japan
Coordinates
: 34.9701,135.7776

We are now out of the Torii Road, in a small valley by the name of Fukakusa Kaidoguchicho (深草開土口町 "Deep Weeds Open Soil Entrance Town"). Here, the concept of individual fox shrine clusters becomes kinda funky, since there's clusters right next to one another.

Imagine it like that: There's a tiny cluster, a small shrine with several tiny shrines crammed into its grounds. And right next to it, there's the next such cluster. and it goes on like that all the way down the valley. One way to go about it would be to consider the entire valley one huge cluster, or to name the segments between the rest houses individual clusters. For simplicity's sake, however, I am simply going to refer to each of these "main" shrines that serve as a hub for tiny fox shrines as a cluster.

Anyway, this is the first of them, and there's many more to come. We're clearly not out of fox territory yet.
 

Sunday, November 9, 2025

494 ~ Enoki Ookami



Japanese Name: 榎木大神
Romanized Reading: Enoki Ookami
English Translation: Hackberry Tree Great Deity
Size: Small Side Shrine of Fushimi Inari Taisha
Deity: ?
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Kyoto-Fushimi, Inariyama, Torii Road Length Segment
Address: Inariyamakanyuchi, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0804
Coordinates
: 34.9698,135.7794

For once, not a cluster, but a fox shrine next to Kyouya (京屋 "Capital Shop") and Mitamatei (三玉亭 "Three Jewels Pavilion"). As we get further down the mountain, the shrines and clusters become smaller and closer next to one another. And there's even a few shrines without foxes in between them.

 


Friday, November 7, 2025

493 ~ Oomatsu Ookami Cluster

 

Japanese Name: 大松大神
Romanized Reading: Oomatsu Ookami
English Translation: Great Pine Great Deity
Cluster Size: Tiny
Deity: ?
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Kyoto-Fushimi, Inariyama, Torii Road Length Segment
Address: Inariyamakanyuchi, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0804
Coordinates
: 34.9697,135.7797

A tiny fox shrine cluster across from Hyotei (瓢亭 "Gourd Pavilion"). This one only has a few shrines with foxes in it. But it's right along the way, so might as well visit it.
 

Thursday, November 6, 2025

492 ~ Santokusha Cluster

 

Japanese Name: 三徳社
Romanized Reading: Santokusha
English Translation: Three Virtues Shrine
Cluster Size: Small
Deity: ?
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Kyoto-Fushimi, Inariyama, Torii Road Length Segment
Address: 9 Inariyamakanyuchi, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0804
Coordinates
: 34.9697,135.7805

A small wayside cluster of fox shrines on the length segment of the Torii road. This one is located next to Santokutei (三徳亭 "Three Virtues Pavilion"), one of the several rest houses along the way.
 

498 ~ Youshin Fudou Jinja Cluster

  Japanese Name : 腰神不動神社  Romanized Reading : Youshin Fudou Jinja English Translation : Hips God Immovable Shrine Cluster Size : Tiny Deity ...