507 ~ Kasou Ookami Cluster

 

Japanese Name: 高倉大神
Romanized Readings: Takakura Ookami
English Translations: High Storehouse Great Deity
Cluster Size: Big
Deity: ?
First Visit: 25-Dec-2018
Location: Fushimi Inari, Fukakusa Kaidoguchicho
Address: Fukakusa Kaidoguchicho, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, 612-0805
Coordinates: 34.9679,135.7784

Did you think we were done with the fox shrine clusters? Well, wrong! At the night of the new year, I climb Inariyama for Hatsumoude (初詣 "First Shrine Visit"), and I am not the only one. In fact, despite it being the middle of the night, it's outright crowded. Outside the main shrine of Fushimi Inari, the queue goes all the way back to the station, then around the corner, and several blocks down the road.

Meanwhile, I climb Inariyama again, all the way to the summit. This time, I'm taking a different route, and as such also find new fox shrine clusters along the way. This one is one of two clusters located on the shore of Araike (新池 "New Pond"). It's dark, but the majority of the many fox shrines here is illuminated.