569 ~ Inari Jinja (Mt. Fuji View)

 

Japanese Name: 稲荷神社
Romanized Reading: Inari Jinja
English Translation: Inari Shrine
Size: Medium
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 29-Jan-2019
Location: Fuji
Address: 754 Harada, Fuji, Shizuoka 417-0852
Coordinates: 35.17280,138.70456

I didn't find any fox shrines during the northern half of my ride. The next that I come across is all the way downhill in the city of Fuji (富士 "Wealthy Gentleman"), from where you can still see the eponymous stratovolcano quite clearly. At this point, the peak of the mountain is 20km away, while my closest approach was at 13km, on the saddle between it and the aforementioned Ashitakayama. A pair of life-sized stone foxes watch over this shrine.