620 ~ Ise Toyouke Inari Jinja (Fox Fresco)

 

Japanese Name: 伊勢豊受稲荷神社
Romanized Reading: Ise Toyouke Inari Jinja
English Translation: Ise Toyouke Inari Shrine
Size: Small Side Shrine of Minonaka Matsubara Jinja
Deities: Toyouke, Inari
Fox Count: 12
First Visit: 14-Sep-2023  
Location: Ise
Address: 1 Chome-14-25 Iwabuchi, Ise, Mie 516-0037
Coordinates: 34.487,136.712

A small side shrine of Minonaka Matsubara Jinja (箕曲中松原神社 "Pine Meadow in the Winnowing Bend Shrine"), just across from my favorite station in Ise: Ujiyamada-Eki (宇治山田駅 "Eaves Cure Mountain Field Station"). Seriously, I as only in Ise for three days, and somehow my way should lead me to this station time and time again.

Anyway, this shrine not only features a white fox fresco above its door, but also seven tiny porcelain foxes (along with a Manuki Neko and a Daruma), flanked by two rare life-sized porcelain foxes, beneath each of which sits another small porcelain fox.

It is also dedicated to both Inari and Toyouke, which makes this two of the three great Earthly Deities. If we can get Ookuninushi to join in too, we'll have a full house here!