Butsuendo Brand: Shinto ImplementsInari Shrine [Pair of Ceramic Statues: Inari and Fox, Size 3.0 Inches] Inari Daimyojin, Inari Shrine, Inari-san,

◆This Inari and fox statue is essential for Inari shrines, Inari shrines, household altars, and outer shrines. Crafted from smooth, glossy white ceramic. Japan is home to numerous shrines dedicated to various deities, but including shrines dedicated to Inari as the main deity and sub-shrines, the total number exceeds 32,000. When individual shrines, businesses, and small mountain shrines are included, the number of Inari shrines in Japan is enormous, making Inari shrines the most numerous in Japan. Inari is affectionately known as Oinari-san or Oinari-sama. Foxes are not enshrined deities, but are associates of Inari and are called shinshi (messengers of the gods). Like gods, they are invisible to the human eye, but at Inari shrines, people offer small fox statues with their wishes in the hope that they will reach the deity.