06/04/2013

Kitsune Jinja - Fox Shrines

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Kitsune Jinja 狐神社 / きつね神社 / キツネ神社 

The fox deity is usually called

. Inari 稲荷 the Fox Deity .

the White Fox, Byakko 白狐(びゃっこ), the "transparent" messenger of the Deity.



There are some shrines in Japan with this name, for example in

Hyogo
Nagano, Suwa 百狐神社

白狐稲荷神社 "White Fox Inari Shrine"

夜狐神社 "Night Fox Shrine"


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Hyogo - Kitsune Jinja 狐神社


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Nagano - Byakko Jinja 白狐神社 "White Fox Shrine"

Azumino 安曇野市穂高狐島字宮ノ前14

source : nagano/azuminosi



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- Reference : 狐神社


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. WKD : Foxes and Haiku .



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. Inari 稲荷 the Fox Deity .


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