Sasuke Inari Shrine
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Della G
Coquitlam, Canada808 contributions
Nov 2019
What stands out the most are the impressive red Tori gates leading up the the main temple. This Shinto shrine is dedicated to the Fox (Inari) deity. The Inari deity is very much honored and worshiped by the Japanese people as there are numerous miniature porcelain foxes placed all around the temple area. This particular temple is a branch of the larger shrine located in Kyoto. You can also purchase other temple adornment and create your own blessings to hang up.
Written 26 June 2020
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Dana Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA1,290 contributions
Apr 2019
Impressive, historic, sublime Shrine and grounds. Very well preserved Shrine with inspiring natural grounds, recommended if you are visiting the Kamakura area.
Written 10 August 2019
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DoctorDerm1
Winter Springs, FL275 contributions
Jul 2019 • Family
Only a handful of people were here so I was able to get awesome photos of the numerous tori gates without people in the photos. As you climb the hill, you leave the tori gates and walk through a quiet forest of thousands of arranged porcelain foxes of varying sizes. June/July is the rainy season so this upper part of the trail is muddy and slippery, so be careful.
Written 7 July 2019
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Getaway01964430525
1 contribution
May 2019
幽玄､神秘、静寂、異空間への道。眷属の狐たちが訪れる人々をじっと見ている。あなたは何を感じるだろうか。
Profound and quiet elegance, mystery, silence and route to different space. Foxes are a messenger of a god. They're seeing the people who visit patiently. What do you feel?
Profound and quiet elegance, mystery, silence and route to different space. Foxes are a messenger of a god. They're seeing the people who visit patiently. What do you feel?
Written 25 May 2019
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Kat
63 contributions
Apr 2019 • Solo
Appropriately named Hidden Village, this Inari Shrine is tucked away. At least 60 Tori Gates leading up into a peaceful area within the woods with so many moss covered Hokoras, I felt as if I was back in Forest Park in Portland. Thousands of Inarii (fox staues) are found ascending the stairs and all within the sacred area.
Written 9 April 2019
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K811WAphilipb
49 contributions
Dec 2018 • Family
The visitor to this out-of-the-way Sasuke Inari Shrine is first greeted by dozens of 'torii,' the red gateways to Shinto shrines with the horizontal crossbeams. These ascend upwards toward as one climbs numerous steps toward the unseen shrine. The shrine itself is full of porcelain images of foxes, representative of a god associated with bountiful harvests. However, in this case, Minamoto no Yoritomo, founder of the first Shogunate of Kamakura Japan, was inspired by a dream of foxes while in exile in Izu, and to build it in this secluded and remote site in Kamakura then inhabited by precursors of the celebrated Ninja. Many prayer cards with petitions written by visitors are visible at the shrine. I saw some in non-Japanese languages, one in Finnish. Amazing. A hidden gem of a place.
Written 7 January 2019
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Rob Lo
Richmond, CA289 contributions
Nov 2018 • Friends
A little fox shrine located into the Kamakura hills, which Google maps made us go through several feet through the hillside until other travelers told us that there was an alternate route from the train station through several homes. Silly us!
Once arriving, you will see several red-orange torii gates. Upon climbing them, you will notice possibly a million miniature ceramic foxes around the shrine, plus possibly several along the hillside if you're hiking the entire area. After the climb, the shrine is there for all to see! A local guide that works the shrine is also there, but we didn't speak to him since we assumed he likely spoke only Japanese.
Once arriving, you will see several red-orange torii gates. Upon climbing them, you will notice possibly a million miniature ceramic foxes around the shrine, plus possibly several along the hillside if you're hiking the entire area. After the climb, the shrine is there for all to see! A local guide that works the shrine is also there, but we didn't speak to him since we assumed he likely spoke only Japanese.
Written 24 November 2018
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Norio M
Tokyo, Japan16 contributions
Mar 2017
This is the small brother of the shrine in Kyoto. If you are in the Tokyo area and don't have the time to go to Kyoto, this is worth seeing. Close and accessible from Tokyo.
Written 30 August 2017
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boochan1970
Yokohama, Japan218 contributions
Nov 2016 • Solo
A lovely little shrine located a bit of the beaten track. A bit tricky to find without a map from the tourist information centre. The path leading up to the shrine is full of red torii gates. Really impressive!There are 1000s of miniature ceramic foxes around the shrine. Popular place to pray for young ladies looking for a future husband! The staff provided free hot tea which was a godsend!
Written 8 November 2016
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magmaedia
171 contributions
Oct 2016 • Solo
What a marvel! While walking on the trail north of the town, found the directions to this shrine and after and adventurous descent entered this spectacular little shrine. The tiny statues of the racoons, the little main shrine itself and the winding path an stairs covered in flags that mark the (regular) access to this place are something that deserve to be seen.
Written 5 October 2016
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