Tuesday, July 15, 2025

418 ~ Shiitami Ookami, Suehiro Ookami

 

Japanese Names: 椎太未大神, 末廣大神
Romanized Readings: Shiitami Ookami, Suehiro Ookami
English Translations: Chinquapin Fat Tip Great Deity, Spacious Tip Great Deity
Size: Tiny side shrine of Kobogataki within Fushimi Inari Taisha
Deity: ?
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Kyoto-Fushimi
Address: 27 Fukakusa Sasayamachō, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0811
Coordinates
: 34.9654,135.7809

The 57th vulpine side shrine of Fushimi Inari Taisha, the 50th within the Kobogataki supercluster, and the fourth in the latter's southern area. As usual, this one features a pair of life-sized stone foxes, with the left one holding a scroll, and the right one holding an orb. 

This one is located near the very edge of the supercluster, with the bamboo forest plainly in view. Also, in case you're wandering what in he world of Dragon a Chinquapin is: It's an Asian evergreen tree (see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castanopsis). 

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418 ~ Shiitami Ookami, Suehiro Ookami

  Japanese Names : 椎太未大神, 末廣大神 Romanized Readings : Shiitami Ookami, Suehiro Ookami English Translations : Chinquapin Fat Tip Great Deity, S...