443 ~ Myouryoku Benzaiten

 

Japanese Name: 妙力弁戝天
Romanized Reading: Myouryoku Benzaiten
English Translation: Mystic Power Benzaiten
Size: Tiny Side shrine of Nanamen-no-Taki
Deity: Benzaiten
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Kyoto-Fushimi
Address: 0813 612 Fukakusa Gokurakuji Yamacho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0813
Coordinates: 34.9644 135.7871

The 81st vulpine side shrine of Fushimi Inari Taisha, and the third within the Nanamen-no-Taki cluster. This one again features the usual pair of life-sized stone foxes, with the left one holding a scroll, and the right one holding an orb.

This shrine is dedicated to Benzaiten, goddess of water, music, knowledge, and everything that flows.