Friday, March 6, 2015

Inari Shrine

As we know, which is identical to the Japanese religion is Shinto. Shinto is actually the animistic beliefs that have been around a long time in Japan. Shinto began to set as the official religion in Japan started the Meiji era.



The concept of trust in Shinto is the concept of trust that comes from the ancient Japanese mythology
who believes there is his god who gives peace in humans. Shinto belief can also be called polytheistic beliefs, which recognizes there are many gods in his nature. They believe there is a god of the earth, the sky god and supreme deity is Goddess of the Sun (Amaterasu Omikami)

Closer to the teachings of Shinto teachings of respect, maintaining the balance of nature by humans as a principal Shinto.



Inari Shrine (稲荷神社)is a shinto shrine to worship the god Inari. There are many Inari shrines in Japan. The deity is worshiped also in some Buddhist temples. Inari shrine - kistune statue are the symbol of the Japanese kamisama of foxes, of fertility, rice, tea and Sake, of agriculture and industry, of general prosperity and worldly success, and one of the principal kami of Shinto in Japan. Inari shrine  kistune statue are the symbol of the Japanese kamisama of foxes, of fertility, rice, tea and Sake, of agriculture and industry, of general prosperity and worldly success, and one of the principal kami of Shinto in Japan.







Notable shrines
Shinto
The following are dedicated to the worship of Inari.
Fushimi Inari-taisha - Fushimi, Kyoto — Sōhonsha (the head shrine) of Inari shrines.
Kasama Inari Shrine - Kasama, Ibaraki
Namiyoke Inari Shrine - Chūō, Tokyo
Taikodani Inari Shrine - Tsuwano, Shimane
Shiwa Inari Shrine - Shiwa, Iwate
Takahashi Inari Shrine - Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Tamatsukuri Inari Shrine - Chūō, Osaka
Takekoma Inari Shrine - Iwanuma, Miyagi — the second-oldest Inari shrine.
Yakyu Inari Shrine - Higashi-Murayama, Saitama
Yūtoku Inari Shrine - Kashima, Saga

Buddhist
The following are Buddhist temples dedicated to the worship of Inari.
Toyokawa Inari - Toyokawa, Aichi — Sōhonzan (the head temple) of Inari temples.

Saijo Inari - Okayama, Okayama






Referensi:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inari_shrine

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