Romanized Reading: Ugajinou
English Translation: Ugajin King
Size: Medium Side Shrine of Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin
Deity: Ugajin
Fox Count: Many
First Visit: 31-Jan-2019
Location: Tokyo-Minato
Address: 1 Chome-4-7 Motoakasaka, Minato City, Tokyo 107-0051
Coordinates: 35.6764 139.7325
The eight vulpine side shrine of Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin, and the one responsible for the very background image of this blog. The approach to this shrine is flanked by dozens of stone foxes ranging from small to life-sized. Three of those on the right bear kits, thus bringing the vixen side count to 19:39.
And if the foxes on the approach to the shrine aren't enough for you, don't worry, there's several more foxes of various sizes inside the shrine, along with about a dozen snakes.
The deity here is another "incarnation" of Inari: Ugajin (宇賀神 "Eaves Joy God"), who is typically considered the Shinto equivalent of the Hindu goddess Saraswati (although Benzaiten is also considered to be her equivalent. Shinto faith is complicated).
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