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Inari Ōkami (Japanese: 稲荷大神), also called Ō-Inari (大稲荷), is the Japanese kami of foxes, fertility, rice, tea, sake, agriculture and industry, and general prosperity and worldly success, [1] and is one of the principal kami of Shinto. The name Inari can be literally translated into "rice-bearer". [2]
Kasama Inari Shrine (笠間稲荷神社 Kasama Jinja) is one of the three largest Inari Okami shrines in Japan, having been awarded the ancient court rank of Senior First Grade. According to legends associated with the shrine, it was founded in 651 during the reign of Emperor Kotoku , indicating a history extending over some thirteen centuries.
Hakuzōsu. The moment the creature is in the process of transforming from the priest into the wild fox. Woodblock print by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi.. Hakuzōsu (白蔵主), also written Hakuzosu and Hakuzousu, is the name of a popular kitsune character who pretended to be a priest in Japanese folklore.
The color red has come to be identified with Inari because of the prevalence of its use among Inari shrines and their torii. [10] The main Inari shrine is the Fushimi Inari-taisha in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, where the path to the shrine is marked by around a thousand torii. [8] Inari shrines typically possess guardian figures in the form of foxes or ...
Ōkuninushi-no-Ōkami, Hawaiubusunagami (大國主大神・ハワイ産土神) Maalaea Ebisu Kotohira Jinsha (マラエア恵比須金刀比羅神社) Maalaea: Ebisu (恵比須) Maui Jinsha Mission (マウイ神社) Wailuku: Wakamiya Inari Shrine (若宮稲荷神社) Waipahu: Inari Ōkami (稲荷大神) Washington: Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America
Takayama Inari Shrine (高山稲荷神社, Takayama Inari Jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is dedicated to Inari Ōkami . Takayama Inari Shrine is notable for the many red torii that wind along its path.
Inari Ōkami, the god of rice and agriculture; Izanagi-no-Mikoto, the first man; Izanami-no-Mikoto, the first woman; Kotoamatsukami, the primary kami trinity; Meiji Tennō; Omoikane, the deity of wisdom; Raijin, the god of lightning, thunder and storms; Ryūjin, the Japanese dragon god of sea and storms; Sarutahiko Ōkami, the kami of earth
Niutsuhime-no-Ōkami. Kōyamiko-no-Ōkami Ōgetsuhime-no-kami Ichikishimahime-no-Ōkami. Ōtori taisha [8] Sakai: Myojin Taisha ichinomiya of Izumi Province [7] Ōtori-no-muraji and Yamato Takeru: Suwa-taisha [11] Suwa, Nagano: Myojin Taisha: ichinomiya of Shinano Province [13] Takeminakata. Yasakatome Kotoshironushi. Takebe taisha [8] Ōtsu ...