Monday, October 9, 2023

11 ~ Yanagi Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name: 家内喜稲荷神社
English Reading: Yanagi Inari Jinja
English Translation: Willow Inari Shrine
Size: Tiny
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 24-Feb-2018
Location: Tokyo-Chuuou
Coordinates: 35.6897473,139.772227

Another tiny urban Inari Shrine sandwiched on three sides by tall buildings. The red scarfs worn by the foxes are signs of good luck, by the way. Or more precisely, it is popular belief that giving such a scarf or bib to a fox statue is supposed to bring good luck. Scarfs like these are actually quite rare, by the way. Bibs are seen much more commonly. As for the color, red and white are considered lucky colors in Japan, so with the foxes being white, that nicely completes that equation.

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