Sakaeinari Shrine - Nakatado District

I went to Kotohira Station to get back.

A high-ranking god is enshrined at the end of Kotohiragu Shrine. Every July, a large number of priests attend and the festival is held solemnly.

"Kotohira Town: Sakaeinari Shrine" Taken in 2014. Around this time, I was casually shooting something that was noticeable. The red torii is eye-catching. Inari Shrine is a shrine found in various parts of Japan, and is known for having a red torii gate and a fox in the precincts. The number is said to be 30,000 or 40,000, and in the Edo period it was said to be "Iseya, Inari, dog droppings" due to its large number. As the name implies, Inari is a god about rice. In the first place, rice means "root of life". It was named Inari-sama because the rice grows = inari. This god is revered for the benefit of a good harvest of rice, but rice cultivation itself is a technology that came from the continent. Therefore, it is said that Inari-sama's roots are also derived from the continent. Originally, it was a god dedicated to the god Hata, a tribe of the toraijin family, but it is said that it was introduced to Japan and fused with the indigenous Shinto to become the present form. It was during the Edo period that Inari-sama's faith became widespread. Until then, he was a god who worshiped for a good harvest of grain, but it is said that Tanuma Okitsugu, who is famous for the reform of the shogunate, worshiped the company in his mansion, and it is said that his luck was opened. From there, other samurai began to imitate it and worship it. Furthermore, the common people, the merchants, followed suit and made them the object of worship as a god of business prosperity and family safety. Since there were many fires in Edo, where wooden buildings were densely packed, it was enshrined as a god who protects houses and shops from such disasters. (Partially excerpted from the reference website)