223 ~ Inarisha

 

Japanese Name:  稲荷社
Romanized Reading: Inarisha
English Translation: Inari Shrine
Size: Small side shrine of Hirahama Hachimangu
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: Many
First Visit: 11-Sep-2018
Location: Matsue
Address: 301 Yawatacho, Matsue, Shimane 690-0025
Coordinates: 35.4409969,133.117004

A small foxy side shrine of Hirahama Hachimangu (平濱八幡宮 "Flat River Bank Hachiman Hall"), and not the only one. Three pairs of stone foxes ranging from big to small sit outside, with several dozen more foxes inside, a mix of stone foxes in various sizes and tiny porcelain foxes.

Incidentally, thanks to a notable increase in fox shrine density around these parts, we are now again at a point in time where I am writing about a shrine that I visited exactly 6 years ago.