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Imamasu Inari Shrine enshrines Ukano Mitama no Kami and is beloved for its benefits of prosperous business and thriving enterprises. In front of the main hall stand rare fox statues with smiling and laughing faces found nowhere else in Japan, and it is said that touching them brings blessings of business prosperity.
We enshrine Ukano Mitama no Kami, a deity who presides not only over agriculture and commerce, but broadly over all aspects of food, clothing, and shelter. This Inari shrine receives the deep reverence of many people, sought for blessings of business prosperity and thriving enterprises.
Truly, this is an Inari shrine that brings ever-greater abundance to the present day.
Four fox statues sit before the sacred altar, and the two foxes positioned in front of the worship hall are exceptionally rare throughout Japan—one with a gentle smile and one with a hearty laugh.
Since ancient times, there has been a belief that touching and stroking the fox statues bestows blessings of business prosperity, and many visitors continue this cherished practice.
Deities & Spirits
Imamasu Inari Shrine enshrines Ukanomitama no Kami (宇迦之御魂神), who is also venerated at Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto.
Revered as a deity of abundant harvests, this kami is worshipped not only for agriculture and commerce, but also as a deity who presides over food, clothing, and shelter.
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