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"Sasuke Inari jinja"
A Japanese Flickr friend, Samuel Seta, explains:
"Sasuke Inari jinja" We read the name of this shrine like this.
"Sasuke" is a name of a certain male.
"Inari" derives its name from abundant harvest of "ine" (rice plant).
Also, it is the other name of fox.
This kind of shrine is almost made for abundant harvest of grain.
name of "Sasuke" derives from the name of the builder himself. Suke was his name when he was in youth.
He is well known as the name of " Minamoto Yoritomo", general leader of Samurai.
He united Japan into one in 12th century.
After his success of uniting Japan, he built this shrine as a thanksgiving for help to his god.
The first "Sa" means helping.
Fox had been believed as a kind of angel which brings prayer of havest to the god of grain.
As for the connection between a man named "Sasuke" & god of grain,
"Sasuke Inari jinja"
A Japanese Flickr friend, Samuel Seta, explains:
"Sasuke Inari jinja" We read the name of this shrine like this.
"Sasuke" is a name of a certain male.
"Inari" derives its name from abundant harvest of "ine" (rice plant).
Also, it is the other name of fox.
This kind of shrine is almost made for abundant harvest of grain.
name of "Sasuke" derives from the name of the builder himself. Suke was his name when he was in youth.
He is well known as the name of " Minamoto Yoritomo", general leader of Samurai.
He united Japan into one in 12th century.
After his success of uniting Japan, he built this shrine as a thanksgiving for help to his god.
The first "Sa" means helping.
Fox had been believed as a kind of angel which brings prayer of havest to the god of grain.
As for the connection between a man named "Sasuke" & god of grain,