Romanized Reading: Shusse Inari Jinja
English Translation: Success in Life Inari Shrine
Size: Small Side Shrine of Samezu Hachiman Jinja
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 4 (2 carvings)
First Visit: 26-Apr-2018
Location: Tokyo-Shinagawa
Address: 1 Chome-20-10 Higashioi, Shinagawa City, Tokyo 140-0011
A foxy side shrine of Samezu Hachiman Jinja (鮫洲八幡神社 "Shark Sandbar Hachiman Shrine"). Fox carvings seem to be popular around these parts, and the ones at this shrine are colored in such a way that I believe they are meant to depict Ginko, silver foxes. In addition, there's also a pair of life-sized stone foxes sitting guard in front of the shrine, as well as another two foxes atop the shrine's roof. These two foxes are badly weathered, though, missing limbs and tails.
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