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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]
Each fox has a kitsunebi floating close to their face. Kitsune no Gyoretsu(Ōji 2010) Kitsune no Gyoretsu(Ōji 2010) Ōji Inari of Ōji, Kita, Tokyo, is known to be the head of Inari Ōkami, it is also a famous place for kitsunebi. [15] Formerly, the area around Ōji was all a rural zone, and on the roadside there was a big enoki tree.
Kogitsune-maru (Little Fox), Inari Ōkami and its fox spirits help the blacksmith Munechika forge the blade Kogitsune-maru at the end of the 10th century. Kusanagi-no-tsurugi (also Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi and Tsumugari no Tachi), sword of the Japanese god Susanoo, later given to his sister Amaterasu.
' fox ') – Animal believed to have magical powers and to be a messenger to Inari. Inari shrines are always protected by statues of foxes, sometimes wearing red votive bibs. Kitsunebi (狐火, lit. ' fox fire ') – The atmospheric ghost lights mentioned in legends all across Japan outside Okinawa Prefecture. Kitsune no yomeiri (狐の ...
Inari Ōkami; K. Kitsune; Kumiho; N. Nine-tailed fox ... Sky Fox (mythology) T. Teumessian fox; V. Vulpecula This page was last edited on 8 September 2019, at 22:21 ...
A traditional game called kitsune-ken ('fox-fist') references the kitsune's powers over human beings. The game is similar to rock paper scissors, but the three hand positions signify a fox, a hunter, and a village headman. The headman beats the hunter, whom he outranks; the hunter beats the fox, whom he shoots; the fox beats the headman, whom ...
Inari is a popular deity associated with foxes, rice, household wellbeing, business prosperity, and general prosperity. Inari shrines are typically constructed of white stucco walls with red-lacquered woodwork, and their entrances are marked by vermilion torii. Both Buddhist and Shinto Inari shrines are located throughout Japan.
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