607 ~ Kurokamiyama Inari Jinja

Japanese Name: 黒髪山稲荷神社
Romanized Reading: Kurokamiyama Inari Jinja
English Translation: Black Hair Mountain Inari Shrine
Size: Small
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 12
First Visit: 11-Sep-2023  
Location: Nara
Address: Narazakacho, Nara, 630-8104
Coordinates: 34.70177,135.82589

Located at the outskirts of Nara, this find is the result of my friends and me taking a bit more adventurous path, that would later take us across the nearby Kurokami Bridge. 

A pair of life sized stone foxes reside within, the left one of which has a kit, thus bringing the vixen side count to 21:44. They are attended by nine small-to-tiny porcelain foxes .

606 ~ Ota Daimyojin

 

Japanese Name: 太田大明神
Romanized Reading: Ota Daimyojin
English Translation: Thick Field Great Radiant Deity
Size: Small
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 18
First Visit: 11-Sep-2023  
Location: Nara
Address: 11-46 Shibatsujicho, Nara, 630-8114
Coordinates: 34.68653,135.82161

The first fox shrine that I should find after my return to Japan in 2023. It's a rainy day, but that doesn't stop me from dragging my friends to whom I'm playing tour guide this time around on a hunt for fox shrines and geocaches alike.

This one features a pair of life-sized caged stone foxes, along with (at least) 16 tiny porcelain foxes. A good start into my second round of fox shrine finding!

Also, starting with this post, I'm uploading the full-sized photos, so feel free to click on them for more detail!