279 ~ Shiratama Jinja

 

Japanese Name:  白玉神社
Romanized Reading: Shiratama Jinja
English Translation: White Jewel Shrine
Size: Tiny side shrine of Kurose Jinja
Deity: Inari?
Fox Count: 4
First Visit: 25-Oct-2018
Location: Fukuoka-Chuuou
Address: 3 Chome-9 Minato, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 810-0075
Coordinates: 33.59912, 130.37728

The second foxy side shrine of Kurose Jinja. This one also features a metal Torii, but the tiny shrine itself is fashioned from stone. Inside sit two pairs of tiny porcelain foxes, one pair of which is gilded. Also, with the characteristic branch and symbols, I am quite certain that this one is an Inari shrine.
 

278 SILVER ~ Kurose Jinja & Uka Jinja

Here we have something unusual: A non-fox shrine harboring so many fox side shrines that it qualifies as a silver fox shrine, so I'll cover both the parent shrine and its first foxy side shrine in one post here.

Japanese Name:  黒瀬神社
Romanized Reading: Kurose Jinja
English Translation: Black Shallows Shrine
Size: Medium
Deity: Uka-no-Mitama-no-Kami
First Visit: 25-Oct-2018
Location: Fukuoka-Chuuou
Address: 3 Chome-9 Minato, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 810-0075
Coordinates: 33.59922,130.37713

A shrine that was built in 1732 during the Great Kyoho Famine, during which one third of the local population starved to death. In a plea to the gods, this shrine was built at the foot of the hill which back during the time was still at the shore of the ocean. The deity enshrined here - Uka-no-Mitama-no-Kami (宇賀之魂神 "Deity of the Joyful House"), the deity of the five grains - is very closely related to Inari, and probably shares the same origin. As such, it is not surprising to see foxes at this shrine too.

Japanese Name:  宇賀神社
Romanized Reading: Uka Jinja
English Translation: Joyful House Shrine
Size: Tiny side shrine of Kurose Jinja
Deity: Uka-no-Mitama-no-Kami
Fox Count: 6
First Visit: 25-Oct-2018
Location: Fukuoka-Chuuou
Address: 3 Chome-9 Minato, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 810-0075
Coordinates: 33.59908,130.37730

The first vulpine side shrine of Kurose Jinja. This one interestingly features metal Torii, and metal grates on the tiny shrine, inside of which a total of six tiny foxes reside, two of which are gilded.
 

277 BRONZE ~ Imamasu Inari Jinja (Smiling Fox Shrine)

Japanese Name:  今益稲荷神社
Romanized Reading: Imamasu Inari Jinja
English Translation: Present Gains Inari Shrine
Size: Small side shrine of Keigo Jinja
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: ~41
First Visit: 25-Oct-2018
Location: Fukuoka-Tenjin
Address: 2 Chome-2-20 Tenjin, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 810-0001
Coordinates: 33.58756,130.40013
Website: https://kegojinja.or.jp/imamasu/

A very foxy side shrine of Keigo Jinja (警固神社 "Watchmen Shrine"), featuring a pair of life-sized stern-looking stone foxes outside to ward off evil and another pair of smiling black foxes further in to welcome visitors, plus another three dozen small-to-tiny ones inside. These are notably not of some standard design, but rather of a make that I haven't seen anywhere else so far. Notably, a few of the foxes also feature black-tipped tails.

Notably, the shrine also holds a legend, the legend of the smiling fox:

Briefly summarized, it is about a tofu salesman who always prayed on the shrine on his rounds. One day, he encountered a shy fox and fed him a piece of Aburaage (Fried Tofu). The fox ade it happily, then smiled, bowed and left. At that time, a samurai who had a shy daughter that never smiled was watching, and wondered if he could also get his daughter to smile like this if he brought her home some of that delicious tofu. And so the rumor spread that the tofu sold by the salesman would put a smile on everyone's face, and the tofu salesmen never had to worry about sales again.

276 ~ Arakida Inarisha

 

Japanese Name:  荒木田稲荷社
Romanized Reading: Arakida Inarisha
English Translation: Rough Tree Field Inari Shrine
Size: Small side shrine of Suikyou Tenmangu
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 6+
First Visit: 25-Oct-2018
Location: Fukuoka-Tenjin
Address: 1 Chome-15-４ Tenjin, Chūō-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 810-0001
Coordinates: 33.59275,130.40165

A foxy side shrine of Suikyou Tenmangu (水鏡天満宮 "Water Mirror Tenmangu"). This one features two life-sized stone foxes sitting watch in front, with at least another four small ones residing within.
 

275 ~ Yuga Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name:  瑜伽稲荷神社
Romanized Reading: Yuga Inari Jinja
English Translation: Yoga Inari Shrine
Size: Tiny
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 3
First Visit: 25-Oct-2018
Location: Fukuoka-Hakata
Address: 8 Taihakumachi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 812-0033
Coordinates: 33.6032,130.4057

A tiny fox shrine next to a private home in central Fukuoka. Three tiny porcelain foxes watch over this one.
 

274 ~ Gentoku Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name:  玄徳稲荷神社
Romanized Reading: Gentoku Inari Jinja
English Translation: Mysterious Virtue Inari Shrine
Size: Medium
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 4
First Visit: 25-Oct-2018
Location: Fukuoka-Hakata
Address: 1 Chome-21-24 Chiyo, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka-shi, Fukuoka-ken 812-0044
Coordinates: 33.60258,130.41743

A medium-sized fox shrine in the more central part of Fukuoka. This one features a pair of high-quality life-sized stone foxes, and another pair that is smaller and of more crude design.

273 ~ Maruyama Jinja

 

Japanese Name:  丸山神社
Romanized Reading: Maruyama Jinja
English Translation: Round Mountain Shrine
Size: Tiny side shrine of Kotohime Daimyoujin
Deity: Inari?
Fox Count: 7
First Visit: 25-Oct-2018
Location: Fukuoka-Hakata
Address: 3 Chome-8-2 Katakasu, Hakata Ward, Fukuoka, 812-0043
Coordinates: 33.59817, 130.42156

  

Aforementioned side shrine of  Kotohime Daimyoujin. This one features seven tiny porcelain foxes inside, and once again, the foxes and symbology make me assume that this one, too, is an Inari shrine.