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Inari Ōkami (Japanese: 稲荷大神), also called Ō-Inari (大稲荷), is the Japanese kami of foxes, fertility, rice, tea, sake, agriculture and industry, and general prosperity and worldly success, [1] and is one of the principal kami of Shinto. The name Inari can be literally translated into "rice-bearer". [2]
Kitsune are associated with Inari, the Shinto deity of rice. [82] This association has reinforced the fox's supernatural significance. [83] Originally, kitsune were Inari's messengers, but the line between the two is now blurred so that Inari Ōkami may be depicted as a fox.
Toyokawa Inari Tokyo is known for its hundreds of Kitsune statues. Offerings of rice, sake, and other foods are given at the shrine to appease and please these kitsune messengers, who are then expected to plead with Inari on the worshipper's behalf. [12] Inari-zushi, a Japanese sushi roll of rice-packed fried tofu, is another popular offering.
The cult of Dakiniten and that of Inari became inextricably fused that the name 'Inari' was even applied to places of Dakiniten worship, such as Toyokawa Inari (Myōgon-ji), a Sōtō Zen temple in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture, where the goddess known as Toyokawa Dakini Shinten (豊川吒枳尼真天) is venerated as the guardian deity (chinju) of ...
Kitsune Tails follows the story of Yuzu, a Kitsune on her first mission as messenger of the goddess Inari. On this journey she encounters healer Akko, who begins to develop feelings for her. However, Yuzu's childhood friend Kiri grows jealous of Akko and tricks her into leaving during a festival, resulting in her capture and imprisonment.
The fox spirit is an especially prolific shapeshifter, known variously as the húli jīng (fox spirit) in China, the kitsune (fox) in Japan, and the kumiho (nine-tailed fox) in Korea. Although the specifics of the tales vary, these fox spirits can usually shapeshift, often taking the form of beautiful young women who attempt to seduce men ...
A goddess of good fortune, associated with beauty, happiness and fertility. One of the Seven Lucky Gods, though she is sometimes omitted in favor of Fukurokuju. Kitsune Mischievous shapeshifting fox spirits with up to nine tails. Kitsunebi Atmospheric ghost lights thought to be flames created by a kitsune. Kitsune no yomeiri
Inari is further associated with foxes and kitsune, shapeshifting fox trickster spirits. Kitsune sometimes disguise themselves as women, hiding their true gender, to trick human men into sexual relations with them. [56] A common belief in medieval Japan was that any woman encountered alone, especially at dusk or night, could be a fox. [57]