Kugenuma Fushimi Inari Shrine is a local Inari shrine located in the Kugenuma area of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture. As an Inari shrine, it is dedicated to the deity of rice, sake, and prosperity, featuring the characteristic red torii gates and fox guardian statues typical of Inari worship.
This Inari shrine serves the coastal community of Kugenuma in Fujisawa, enshrining the rice and prosperity deity Inari Ōkami who is particularly revered by local merchants and fishermen seeking abundant harvests and business success. Worshippers come to pray for household prosperity, protection of their livelihoods, and safe passage for those working on Sagami Bay's waters. The shrine maintains the traditional Inari connection to foxes as divine messengers, with visitors often leaving offerings of rice, sake, and fried tofu while seeking blessings for financial stability and family welfare.
- 宗派
- Inari
- 宗教
- shinto
- 祭神
- Inari Okami
- 祀られている神
- Inari Okami
- 座標
- 35.3207123, 139.463659
参拝のヒント
Look for the fox statues (kitsune) that serve as messengers of Inari and are often found throughout the shrine grounds.
文化的背景
Inari shrines are among the most numerous in Japan, with foxes considered sacred messengers of the rice deity Inari, often depicted holding keys to rice granaries in their mouths or under their paws.