77 ~ Fukagawa Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name:  深川稲荷神社
Romanized Reading: Fukagawa Inari Jinja
English Translation: Deep River Inari Shrine
Size: Small
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 3
First Visit: 12-Apr-2018
Location: Tokyo-Koto
Address: 2 Chome-12-12 Kiyosumi, Kōtō-ku, Tōkyō-to 135-0024

A foxy shrine not far not only one but two rivers, none of which is named Fukagawa though. Rather, Fukagawa is the name of a neighborhood, but interestingly not the one that this shrine is located in. That one would be Kiyosumi (清澄 "Clear"), while Fukagawa is the next neighborhood to the south. This is probably the result of some administrative reorganization, because several other places in Kiyosumi still bear the Fukagawa name. Anyway two stone foxes of unusual design stand watch here, with the right one featuring a kit, thus bringing the vixen side count to 4:16.