43 ~ Haneda Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name:  羽田稲荷神社 
English Reading: Haneda Inari Jinja
English Translation: Feather Field Inari Shrine
Size: Tiny Side Shrine (of Haneda Jinja)
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 11
First Visit: 1-Apr-2018
Location: Tokyo-Ota
Address: 3 Chome-9-12 Honhaneda, Ōta-ku, Tōkyō-to 144-0044

The final foxy side shrine of Haneda Jinja, and probably the original one, given its name. This one does not feature a foxy billboard, but it has the most foxes of all the side shrines here, arranged in an asymmetrical formation. It is also the smallest of the three vulpine side shrines at this side, consisting only of a tiny shrine under a wall-less roof.

42 ~ Mashida Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name:  増田稲荷神社
English Reading: Mashida Inari Jinja
English Translation: Augmented Field Inari Shrine
Size: Small Side Shrine (of Haneda Jinja)
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 4
First Visit: 1-Apr-2018
Location: Tokyo-Ota
Address: 3 Chome-9-12 Honhaneda, Ōta-ku, Tōkyō-to 144-0044

Another foxy side shrine of Haneda Jinja, this one, too, featuring a billboard with a cute fox drawing on it (at least when I went to see it the first time, as those were not present anymore in during my latest visit in 2023). The Oota-ku (大田区 "Great Field Ward") of Tokyo is, in fact, a hot spot for fox shrines, which is probably in no small part due to one very prominent shrine that I am about to visit here. In fact, if you look at the right spot on the map (and are able to decipher the tiny kanji), you might already realize where this is going.

41 ~ Reinou Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name:  鈴納稲荷神社
English Reading: Reinou Inari Jinja
English Translation: Small-Bell Obtaining Inari Shrine
Size: Small Side Shrine (of Haneda Jinja)
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 7
First Visit: 1-Apr-2018
Location: Tokyo-Ota
Address: 3 Chome-9-12 Honhaneda, Ōta-ku, Tōkyō-to 144-0044

Back across the Tama river, I have now returned to Tokyo. And right across the bridge lies Haneda Jinja (羽田神社 "Feather Field Shrine"), which is totally related to the nearby Haneda Airport. You see, at that Shrine you can buy charms for safety on plane travels, and write prayer plaques for the safety of friends and family. Apart from that, it does not only feature one but three vulpine side shrines, of which this one is the first. Not only are there a total of 7 foxes around, but also does the explanatory billboard outside feature a cute fox drawing. A shame I can't read it though. By the way, Haneda Jinja was recently rebuilt, so today these Shrines look a little bit different. Sadly, they no longer have those cute foxy billboards, so this photograph is the only memory that remains of it.

40 ~ Daishi Inari Jinja

 

Japanese Name:  大師稲荷神社
English Reading: Daishi Inari Jinja
English Translation: Great Master Inari Shrine
Size: Medium
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 4 (relief)
First Visit: 1-Apr-2018
Location: Kawasaki
Address: 3 Chome-5-1 Nakaze, Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 210-0818

This fox shrine is different from those I encountered before. It doesn't have any fox statues, but instead features artful fox reliefs carved into the sockets of the traditional stone lamps, which makes it all the more special. Also take note how the foxes in these reliefs always come in pairs.

39 ~ Fujimori Inari Jinja

Japanese Name:  藤森稲荷神社
English Reading: Fujimori Inari Jinja
English Translation: Wisteria Forest Inari Shrine
Size: Small Side Shrine
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 29
First Visit: 1-Apr-2018
Location: Kawasaki
Address: 2 Chome-12-10 Daishi Ekimae, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa-ken 210-0802

This Shrine is a first in two regards. For starters, it is the first fox shrine that I find in April, and secondly, it is the first fox shrine that I find outside of Tokyo. Located on the south side of Tamagawa (多摩川 "Frequent Scrapes River"), Kawasaki directly continues the metropolitan area of Tokyo with the river as its seam, so it doesn't actually feel like I have left the city at all, but anyway. Not only are there many little foxes here, but there's also a Matsuri going on, which, in fact, is the reason why I came here today in the first place: The Kanamara Matsuri of Kanayama Jinja (金山神社 "Gold Mountain Shrine"), which is definitely not PG13, but if you want to read about it, you can do so here.

38 ~ Kakuho Inari Daimyoujin

 

Japanese Name:  鶴歩稲荷大明神
English Reading: Kakuho Inari Daimyoujin
English Translation: Walking Crane Inari Great Radiant Deity
Size: Tiny
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 29-Mar-2018
Location: Tokyo-Koto
Address: 3 Chome-9-2 Kiba, Koto City, Tokyo 135-0042

 

The final fox shrine of today's stray. Located on the other side of Kiba Kouen (木場公園 "Luberyard Park"), it can be found on a street corner next to a smaller park between two blocks of buildings. Fitting in with the lumberyard theme, it is surrounded by wooden fences. A pair of foxes watch over this shrine, the left one holding a scroll and the right one a hoshi-no-tama.
 

37 ~ Hata Inari

 

Japanese Name:  八多稲荷
English Reading: Hata Inari
English Translation: Eight Many Inari
Size: Small
Deity: Inari
Fox Count: 2
First Visit: 29-Mar-2018
Location: Tokyo-Koto
Address: 5 Chome-12-10 Toyo, Koto City, Tokyo 135-0016

Actually two tiny shrines below one roof in an artful garden featuring a koi pond, I figured that's enough to consider this one as a small-category shrine. The pair of foxes watching over this shrine sit a bit of a distance away from the path on rock pedestals.