Our final destination on January 3rd was Sasuke Inari Jinja (佐助稲荷神社). Inari shrines are famous for the numerous red torii gates forming a kind of tunnel along the main path leading up to the shrine. They also have guardian fox statues in front of the shrine, just like other shrines have guardian dog statues. This shrine is near Zeniarai Benten, but it’s much less popular. But when we were there, there were plenty of visitors. This was my second time at this shrine. Apparently, this shrine was the site of the hidden village of Kamakura, which was home to the predecessors of the ninja. It’s in a well protected area, being difficult to reach except for one direction. Enjoy the pictures!
This narrow path heads away from Zeniarai Benten.
We're coming up to the entrance of Sasuke Inari Shrine.
A bit closer now. Lots of red torii.
And the torii keep going for a long way.
Going up the hill, still more torii.
A small statue at the side of the path.
Yes, still going up!
The shrine is in sight!
Looking back down from the top of the stairs.
One of the guardian fox statues typical of Inari shrines.
Another path leads up to the left. We didn't go that way.
This is the main building of the shrine.
Yes, there are even more steps behind the shrine building!
This is another small shrine behind the main building.
The red maple leaves are still visible here.
And that’s it for the Oshogatsu pictures. I hope you enjoyed it!
WOW!! That place looks A LOT like the place near my house…I thought it was for a second
I guess small Inari shrines look very similar
Yes, I certainly enjoyed this series .. thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment.
Yes, really enjoyed it! Those Inari shrines are so spectacular and love how they look like a red tunnel leading up to the shrine.
I agree. I want to see more Inari shrines. This is the only one I’ve visited. I need to see a bigger one.