485 ~ Mitsurugisha Cluster

 

Japanese Name: 御劔社
Romanized Reading: Mitsurugisha
English Translation: Honorable Sword Shrine
Cluster Size: Big
Deity: ?
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Kyoto-Fushimi, Inariyama, Torii Road Loop Segment
Address: 16 Inariyamakanyuchi, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0804
Coordinates: 34.9687 135.7859

One of the main clusters of fox shrines around Inariyama. Apart from countless tiny shrines with foxes, it also has the Yakuriki-no-Taki (薬力の滝 "Medical Power Cascade"), a small stream of water pouring down over an outcropping by means of a bamboo half pipe, which assume is attributed healing properties.

This is also the location of Mitsurugiaya (三剱家 "Three Swords House"), which is the 13th of what I assume are shops and/or resting spots around Inariyama.