Yanase Inari Shrine is a local Inari shrine in Nara Prefecture dedicated to the harvest and prosperity deity Inari Okami. Like many Inari shrines throughout Japan, it serves the local community's needs for agricultural success and business prosperity.
- Denomination
- Inari
- Religion
- shinto
- Enshrined kami
- Inari Okami
- Kami enshrined
- Inari Okami
- Coordinates
- 34.6204785, 136.0870998
Visitor tip
Look for the characteristic red torii gates and fox statues that are typical of Inari shrines.
Cultural notes
Inari shrines are among the most numerous in Japan, with foxes (kitsune) serving as messengers of the rice and prosperity deity Inari Okami.