633 BRONZE ~ Okisa Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name: 於喜佐稲荷神社
Romanized Reading: Okisa Inari Jinja
English Translation: At Rejoice Assistance Inari Shrine
Size: Medium
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 15-Sep-2023  
Location: Ise
Address: 552 Misonocho Takabuku, Ise, Mie 516-0805
Coordinates: 34.50169,136.70138

A row of plain wooden Torii that runs across a small road leads me to this hidden gem of a shrine. The main shrine only houses a single pair of porcelain foxes, but it also has two side shrines where more foxes reside - just enough to earn this one the rank of Bronze in my eyes.
 

632 ~ Yatsurugi Inari Daimyoujin

 

Japanese Name: 八劔稲荷大明神
Romanized Reading: Yatsurugi Inari Daimyoujin
English Translation: Eight Swords Inari Great Radiant Deity
Size: Tiny
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 4
First Visit: 15-Sep-2023  
Location: Ise
Address: 1 Chome-3 Uraguchi, Ise, Mie 516-0062
Coordinates: 34.49380, 136.69262

A tiny fox shrine located at the side of Ise's main road, between a residential building and a coin laundry. Four tiny porcelain foxes live inside.
 

631 ~ Toyokichi Inari Daimyoujin

 

Japanese Name: 豊吉稲荷大明神
Romanized Reading: Toyokichi Inari Daimyoujin
English Translation: Bountiful Luck Inari Great Radiant Deity
Size: Small
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 6
First Visit: 15-Sep-2023  
Location: Ise
Address: 2 Chome-5 Miyagawa, Ise, Mie 516-0061
Coordinates: 34.49787,136.68604

A small suburban shrine sheltered between small houses. It fits in harmoniously with its surroundings. Within reside six porcelain foxes ranging from small to tiny.

630 ~ Miyagawa Akane Inari

 

Japanese Name: 宮川茜稲荷
Romanized Reading: Miyagawa Akane Inari Miya
English Translation: Shrine River Madder Inari
Size: Tiny
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 15-Sep-2023  
Location: Ise
Address: 2 Chome-28 Nakajima, Ise, Mie 516-0067
Coordinates: 34.4895,136.6860

A tiny fox shrine built beneath a row of trees on the embankment of Miyagawa. Two tiny porcelain foxes reside within. I think the name might actually be longer, but the final character(s) on the name plaque within is/are faded to the point of illegibility, so we can only guess.

629 ~ Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name: 稲荷神社
Romanized Reading: Inari Jinja
English Translation: Inari Shrine
Size: Small Side Shrine of Kami Yashiro
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 22
First Visit: 15-Sep-2023  
Location: Ise
Address: 1 Chome-13-6 Tsujikuru, Ise, Mie 516-0066
Coordinates: 34.4894,136.6890

A side shrine of Kami Yashiro (上社 "Upper Shrine"). This one is the first one in quite some while that is just "Inari Jinja", without any prefix. A pair of small porcelain foxes resides within, each attended by another ten tiny ones. Feels like a proper fox family in here!
 

628 ~ Kasamori Inari

Japanese Name: かさもり稲荷
Romanized Reading: Kasamori Inari
English Translation: Bamboo Hat Forest Inari
Size: Medium Side Shrine of Houjuuin
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 9
First Visit: 15-Sep-2023  
Location: Ise
Address: 3 Chome-1-29 Uraguchi, Ise, Mie 516-0062
Coordinates: 34.49131,136.69540

A medium-sized side shrine of Houjuuin (法住院 "Law Residing Temple"). As a matter of fact, this side shrine is almost as big as the temple right next to it. It features a pair of life-sized stone foxes outside, the left of which is explicitly male, thus bringing the vixen side count to 21:45.

Inside, there's another two life-sized stone foxes, one life-sized porcelain fox, and four small-to-tiny porcelain foxes.
 

627 ~ Sakanomori Inari Yashiro

 

Japanese Name: 坂之森稲荷社
Romanized Reading: Sakanomori Inari Yashiro
English Translation: Forest of the Slope Inari Shrine
Size: Small Side Shrine of Kamizaebisu Shrine
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 27
First Visit: 15-Sep-2023  
Location: Ise
Address: 12 Yōkaichibachō, Ise, Mie 516-0076
Coordinates: 34.4903,136.6985

The first fox shrine that I should find on my second day in Ise. This time I'm exploring on my own, and since yesterday took me east and south, today I'm heading west and north.

This one is a side shrine of Kamiza Ebisu Jinja (上座蛭子神社 "Seat of Honor Ebisu Shrine"). It is watched over by a pair of life-sized stone foxes, and inside sit another 25 porcelain foxes ranging from tiny to small. There's 13 foxes to the right, but only 12 to the left. I wonder if there's a story behind that.