Anamori Inari Shrine — Attraction in Tokyo

A beautiful small shrine near Haneda airport that has a corridor of torii gates and many smaller shrines and gates for a fox deity from the area.

The shrine is small and beautiful with a small vantage point for a lovely view.

I emphasise small though and if you are al3wady planning to visit Kyoto, it may not be worth going out of your way to be here.

During tourist seasons it will be unbearably busy. There is only space for a single file of people and they even have a luggage lock up location cos of the negative impact of people trying to rush the shrine on their way to the airport.

Save this location for when you are in Japan off-peak or perhaps an evening. It is lovely but only when it is peaceful. And despite all this, if you have many shrines and the major shrines on your to-do list, it may not be time best spent to get here as there is not a wealth if other things to do for a relatively short...

Japanese Grandpa, a volunteer from the Tokyo/Ota Tourism Association, introduced us Anamori Inari Shrine.

Anamori Inari Shrine used to be located in what is now Haneda Airport.

After the war, the Haneda area was converted into an airport and the airport was expanded (near the south of the current runway B of the airport). Therefore, Anamori Inari Shrine was moved to its current location.

There were 46,797 torii gates recorded before the war, and Anamori Inari is the Tokyo version of Fushimi Inari.

The volunteer grandfather of the Tokyo/Ota Tourism Association also introduced that in the past,this was a depression ＆was often damaged by strong waves(big hole).

In the past, flooding of the Tama River caused flooding in the area, so after the shrine was built, the area no longer flooded.

The large cave here is protected by Inari God, so the local residents named the shrine "Anatomori (あなもり)", and it has also become a shrine that protects the safety of local residents and their families.

"Okunomiya and Divine Sand" In addition, there are many fox statues inside, which are related to another legend.The local residents around Haneda in the Edo period made a living by fishing.

the local residents thought the fox was lying and said there would be a lot of fish, but there were no fish when they went to see it.

So the local residents grabbed a handful of sand on the ground and scattered the sand out. The local residents went to see it the next day and found that there were a lot of fish.

In order to thank the fox,many fox statues were made,the fox is worshiped. The local sand is believed to bring prosperity,

Therefore, when worshiping sacred sand, a small amount of sacred sand can be taken back to worshippers. Sprinkling it at the door of the company can bring success, and spreading it at the door of the home can bless the safety of the home.

I heard what the volunteers said above, but I’m not sure whether it’s completely correct. For details, please refer to the explanation of Anamori Inari...

Charming temple that is much larger than it seems at first. As we were staying at a hotel near the airport (we arrived VERY late the night before), I'd done a little scouting on Google Maps beforehand, and knew I wanted to see this place.

The history of the temple is long, and not particularly relevant to your enjoyment of it, so I'll let others expand on that. I just wanted to visit because I like Babymetal, and there are tons of fox god idols here, so that was all the motivation I needed.

There's nothing else like it in the immediate area: everything else is modern, either a business or a neighborhood, so Anamori Inari temple stands out as a result. It's an island of serenity floating in the sea of madness that is the greater Tokyo area, and absolutely...