Visited in person · Original photography
Origins and founding
The enshrined deities are Ukanomitama, Omiyame and Sarutahiko. It is counted as one of the “three great Inari shrines of the Kanto”, though which shrines make up the three is disputed. It is worshipped as a god of business prosperity and abundant harvests.
The great vermilion torii, with the car park beside it.
What to see
Every February, the Hatsuuma Taisai festival draws many worshippers. Deeper in the grounds is a tunnel of vermilion torii, with small shrines and fox statues scattered along it. Around one shrine stand countless small white fox figures, among them foxes in red bibs.
The approach, with a vermilion torii and the shrine buildings visible ahead.
The front of the main hall, with carved decoration and stacked sake barrels.
A tunnel of vermilion torii running past the side of the hall.
Fox statues and vermilion torii leading to small shrines.
Countless small white foxes between the pillars of a vermilion torii.
Cultural context
An Inari shrine. The fox is regarded as the kami’s messenger (→ Kami, ranks and lineages: Lineage, with its fox illustration). The Inari shrines of the Tokyo area are Hanazono Jinja in the city centre, and this one.
A stone torii, with small fox statues at its base.