564 ~ Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name: 稲荷神社
Romanized Reading: Inari Jinja
English Translation: Inari Shrine
Size: Small
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 29-Jan-2019
Location: Nagaizumi
Address: 482 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi, Sunto District, Shizuoka 411-0934
Coordinates: 35.14157,138.89061

The first fox shrine that I should find on my epic cycling tour to the foot of Mt. Fuji on a single-gear bike. This one is located in the first town over and consists only of a single small room with a pair of porcelain foxes hidden inside.

Recent satellite image data shows that there now is a parking lot where this shrine used to be, so maybe it got demolished or moved. But I'll always have my memories and photos of this place.
 

563 BRONZE ~ Inari Daimyoujin

 

Japanese Name: 稲荷大明神
Romanized Reading: Inari Daimyoujin
English Translation: Inari Great Radiant Deity
Size: Small Side Shrine of Kongouji
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: Many
First Visit: 19-Jan-2019
Location: Numazu
Address: 518 Nishimakado, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0871
Coordinates: 35.10077,138.84282

The last fox shrine that I should find on my first exploratory stray through Numazu. This one is located near the shore of Suruga Wan (駿河湾 "Good Horse River Bay"), and is a side shrine of Kongouji (金剛寺 "Vajra Temple"). Within the small shrine building, there are several dozen tiny porcelain foxes, a few of which are gilded.

562 BRONZE ~ Nakachiyo Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name: 仲千代稲荷神社 
Romanized Reading: Nakachiyo Inari Jinja
English Translation: Relationship Eternity Inari Shrine
Size: Small
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: Many
First Visit: 19-Jan-2019
Location: Numazu
Address: 34 Nakachō, Numazu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 410-0894
Coordinates: 35.09450,138.85679

A small fox shrine in the middle of a housing block. Several dozen tiny porcelain foxes reside within, and on the outside, there's a pair of life-sized stone foxes, the left of which has a kit, thus bringing the vixen side count to 17:35.
 

561 ~ Isamu Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name: 魁稲荷神社 
Romanized Reading: Isamu Inari Jinja
English Translation: Charging Ahead of Others Inari Shrine
Size: Tiny
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 8
First Visit: 19-Jan-2019
Location: Numazu
Address: 457 Hon Numazu-shi, Shizuoka-ken 410-0867
Coordinates: 35.09326,138.85745

This parking lot is reserved for an Inari Shrine (and possibly a small car). Eight tiny foxes watch over this tiny stone shrine. Four of them are the typical tiny white porcelain foxes. The other four are more peculiar: They seem to be made out of metal or highly polished stone.
 

560 ~ Side Shrine of Myoukakuji

 

Japanese Name: ?
Romanized Reading: ?
English Translation: ?
Size: Small Side Shrine of Myoukakuji
Deity: Inari?
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 19-Jan-2019
Location: Numazu
Address: 1147-1 Shimogawaracho, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0841
Coordinates: 35.09032,138.85750

A small side shrine of Myoukakuji (妙覚寺 "Mysterious Learning Temple"). It's probably an Inari shrine, but I'm not sure. A pair of life-sized stone foxes watch over this one.

559 ~ Shintama Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name: 新玉稲荷神社 
Romanized Reading: Shintama Inari Jinja
English Translation: New Jewel Inari Shrine
Size: Medium
Deity: Inari 
Fox Count: 3
First Visit: 19-Jan-2019
Location: Numazu
Address: 1169 Shimogawaracho, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0841
Coordinates: 35.08968,138.85868

The first fox shrine that I should find in Numazu. This one features a pair of life-sized fox statues, the left of which features a kit, and the right of which is explicitly depicted as male, making this a very strong point for my hypothesis that the kits signify the vixen among the pair. So this brings the vixen side count to 16:35.

🡻Toyokawa/Toyohashi - Numazu🡹

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