574 ~ Neno Jinja

 

Japanese Name: 子神社
Romanized Reading: Neno Jinja
English Translation: Child Shrine
Size: Small Side Shrine of Inage Jinja
Deity: Ookuninushi
Fox Count: 1 + 1/2
First Visit: 30-Jan-2019
Location: Kawasaki
Address: 7-7 Miyamotocho, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0004
Coordinates: 35.53079,139.70498

Another small side shrine of Inage Jinja. This one is dedicated to Ookuninushi, and is flanked by two life-sized stone foxes that have already seen better times. The one that is just missing an ear is the more lucky one of the two, because its mate is broken in half.

Also, if anyone of you is particularly fluent in Japanese, here's the plaque providing background info for this shrine. Have fun! =^,^=

573 ~ Hotta Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name: 堀田稲荷神社
Romanized Reading: Hotta Inari Jinja
English Translation: Ditch Field Inari Shrine
Size: Small Side Shrine of Inage Jinja
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 30-Jan-2019
Location: Kawasaki
Address: 7-7 Miyamotocho, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0004
Coordinates: 35.53091,139.70502

A vulpine side shrine of Inage Jinja, jsut across from the main shrine building, and next to an... uhhh... "scaffolded tree" surrounded by the 12 zodiac animals. This shrine is guarded by a pair of life-sized stone foxes.
 

WOLF 2 ~ Inage Jinja

 

Japanese Name: 稲毛神社
Romanized Reading: Inage Jinja
English Translation: Rice Fur Shrine
Size: Big
Deity: Takemikazuchi
Wolf Count: 2
First Visit: 30-Jan-2019
Location: Kawasaki
Address: 7-7 Miyamotocho, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0004
Coordinates: 35.53101,139.70462

After almost a year in Japan, I am now back in the Radiant Metropolis. Here, the circle closes, and the first shrine that I find is one attended by two fierce-looking wolves, the right of which is explicitly depicted as male.

The deity enshrined here is Takemikazuchi, the God of War, Thunder, Swords, Ice, Martial Arts and Earthquake-Control, who puts down Namazu, the giant catfish whose trashing causes earthquakes.

🡻Numazu - Kawasaki/Tokyo🡹

This is just a marker post. All shrines before this post are in or near Numazu, and all shrines after this are in Kawasaki or Tokyo.

572 ~ Unnamed Shrine in Numazu

 

Japanese Name: ?
Romanized Reading: ?
English Translation: ?
Size: Small
Deity: Inari?
Fox Count: 5
First Visit: 27-Jan-2019
Location: Numazu
Address: 419-1 Ōzuwa, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0873
Coordinates: 35.10967,138.83311

The last fox shrine that I should find on my epic tour around Ashitakayama, and also the last one during my stay in Numazu. This one houses a quintet of tiny porcelain foxes inside.
 

571 ~ Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name: 稲荷神社
Romanized Reading: Inari Jinja
English Translation: Inari Shrine
Size: Medium
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 27-Jan-2019
Location: Fuji
Address: 3 Chome-4-1 Imai, Fuji, Shizuoka 417-0846
Coordinates: 35.14030,138.71616

A fox shrine that is located at the top of a small hill near the shore. As in: "That sure are toughly five dozen stairs to climb there!" I can imagine that this place would be a great refuge during a Tsunami.

Anyway, two life-sized stone foxes watch over this shrine. Incidentally, they also get a good view of Mt. Fuji from where they sit.

570 ~ Ookuma Inari Ookami (near Buddhist Reliquary)

 

Japanese Name: 大隈稲荷大神
Romanized Reading: Ookuma Inari Ookami
English Translation: Great Corner Inari Great Deity
Size: Small
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 27-Jan-2019
Location: Fuji
Address: 12 Suzukawacho, Fuji, Shizuoka 417-0015
Coordinates: 35.14069,138.69703

A shrine that may or may not be considered a side shrine of the Tagonoura Busshari Tou (田子浦仏舎利塔 "Field Child Bay Buddhist Reliquary"), which is this thing:

Next to that, this fox shrine seems kinda humble. Two tiny porcelain foxes live inside.

You may also notice that the sun is already kinda low in the sky there.

(+) I'm already back near the sea by now

(-) My Airbnb is still about 16km to the east from here, and I'm already pretty beat

Soo... Yay! Off we go!