Kumataka Inari Shrine is a local Inari shrine in Gifu Prefecture dedicated to the fox deity Inari Okami, the kami of rice, prosperity, and business success. Like many Inari shrines throughout Japan, it serves as a place where locals pray for good harvests, commercial prosperity, and household protection.
- Denomination
- Inari
- Religion
- shinto
- Enshrined kami
- Inari Okami
- Kami enshrined
- Inari Okami
- Coordinates
- 35.1920496, 136.8973675
Visitor tip
Look for the characteristic fox statues and red torii gates that are typical features of Inari shrines.
Cultural notes
Inari shrines are among the most numerous in Japan, often identifiable by their distinctive red torii gates and fox statue guardians called kitsune, which serve as messengers of the rice deity Inari Okami.