Musashino Inari Shrine

Musashino Inari Shrine
武蔵野稲荷神社
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityUkanomitama, Tenjin, and Tsukihi-Jūttenjō-Ōkami[1]
TypeInari Shrine
LeadershipMr. Shiraishi[2]
Location
Location10-1, Sakae-chō, Nerima, Tokyo 176-0006
Shown within Japan
Coordinates35°44′17.10″N 139°40′09.80″E / 35.7380833°N 139.6693889°E / 35.7380833; 139.6693889
Glossary of Shinto

Musashino Inari Shrine (武蔵野稲荷神社, Musashino inari-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in southeastern part of Nerima, Tokyo. It is an Inari shrine of uncertain origin, however rebuilt after Hinomoto Shinseikō, a shinshūkyō (Japanese new religion) based on Tenrikyo, took over the shrine. It is also known by the nickname, Ekota-no-O-Inari-san (江古田のお稲荷さん),[3] but it used to be Nerima-no-Inari-san (練馬のお稲荷さん).[4]

Despite having three enshrined deities, the Association of Shinto Shrines only accepts the deity, Inari, in the shrine.[5]

History

Much of how Musashino Inari Shrine was established is lost in history and it was traditionally a popular place among locals for Inari worship from the middle of the 19th century to the early part of the 20th century.[4] However, the aftermath of the Pacific War did not favor the stable operation of the shrine as it couldn not function as a place for worshipping Inari from the political confusion. It was then taken over by Hinomoto Shinseikō as its headquarters.[6] Despite taken over by a new religion that is not affiliated to Shrine Shinto, the Inari worship did not cease there. The Musashino Inari Shrine became a shrine registered under the Association of Shinto Shrines in 1968 with the support from Hinomoto Shinseikō.[7] The current torii, currently demolished, and central hall (社殿, shaden) were newly constructed in the 1970s.[8] It also additionally enshrines Tenjin from Kitano Tenmangū.[9]

Mound

Within the perimeter of the shrine, there is a mound called Hyōtan-zuka (瓢箪塚) or Wari-zuka (割塚) where the fallen of the Toshima clan's soldiers who were defeated by Ōta Dōkan, also called Shirogitsune-zuka (白狐塚) due to the shrine's myth of encountering mystic white foxes.[10]

Further reading

  • "東京都神社庁 > 神社を探す > 練馬区 > 武蔵野稲荷神社" [Tokyo Metropolis Jinja-chō > Finding a Shrine > Nerima Ward > Musashino Inari Shrine]. Tokyo Metropolis Jinja-chō (in Japanese). Tokyo.
  • "武蔵野稲荷神社" [Musashino Inari Shrine]. Kokin Go-Shuin Kenkyūjo (古今御朱印研究所) (in Japanese).

References

  1. ^ "武蔵野稲荷神社 - 練馬区/東京都" [Musashino Inari Shrine - Nerima War / Tokyo Metropolis]. Omairi (in Japanese). 祭神：宇迦之御魂神、月日十天上大神、弥栄天神 [Enshrined Deities: Ukanomitama, Tsukihi-Jūttenjō-Ōkami, Iyasaka Tenjin]
  2. ^ "東京都宗教法人名簿（令和５年１２月３１日現在）" [Tokyo Metropolis Religious Corporation List (31 December 2023)]. Tokyo Metropolitan Government (in Japanese). Tokyo: Tokyo Metropolitan Government > Bureau of Citizens and Cultural Affairs. 2025-12-31. Archived from the original on 2025-03-21. 系統名：神道系／包括団体名称：神社本庁／法人名称：武蔵野稲荷神社／事務所所在地：練馬区栄町１０－１／代表役員氏名：白石 元／設立登記年月日：Ｓ４３．４．４ [Name of Tradition: Shintō / Name of Umbrella Organization: Association of Shinto Shrines / Corporate Name: Musashino Inari Jinja / Address of Office: 10-1, Sakae-Chō, Nerima-ku, Tokyo / Name of Representative Figure: Shiraishi [uncertain Japanese personal name reading] / Date of Establishment: 4 April 1968]
  3. ^ Tokyo Metropolis Jinja-chō, "江古田のお稲荷さん" [Ekota-no-O-Inari-san]
  4. ^ a b Kokin Go-Shuin Kenkyūjo, "武蔵野稲荷神社の創建は不詳だが、明治から昭和戦前にかけ民間信仰の社として、病気治しや加持祈祷を行っていたようである。「練馬のお稲荷さん」として信仰を集め、毎月三の日には縁日が立ち、非常に賑わったという。" [The founding history of Musashino Inari Shrine is not known, but it is believed that it served as a shrine for folk Shinto from the Meiji era to the pre-Pacific War Showa era, in which it performed healing of diseases and blessing services. It attracted worshippers as "Nerima-no-Inari-san"" and a festival was held on the third day of each month, which is said to be very active.]
  5. ^ Tokyo Metropolis Jinja-chō, "御祭神：宇迦之御魂神（うがのみたまのかみ）" [Enshrined Deity: Ukanomitama]
  6. ^ Kokin Go-Shuin Kenkyūjo, "先の大戦による混乱と主宰者の死去に伴い、社殿も荒れ果ててしまったが、日の本神誠講がこれを引き継いだ。" [Due to the confusion caused by the previous war (Pacific War) and the death of the head priest, the shrine facility fell into disrepair, but it was taken over by the Hinomoto Shinseikō.]
  7. ^ Kokin Go-Shuin Kenkyūjo, "昭和４３年（１９６８）、日の本神誠講本部の一部を武蔵野稲荷神社が無償で借り受け、神社本庁所属の宗教法人として認可を受けた。" [A part of the Hinomoto Shinseikō headquarters was rented as Musashino Inari Shrine for free of charge and was approved as a religious corporation under the Association of Shinto Shrines in 1968.]
  8. ^ Ebata (江幡), Jun (潤) (1993-04-01). 練馬区史跡散歩（東京史跡ガイド２０） [Walking along the Historical Sites in Nerima Ward (Tokyo Historic Site Guide Vol. 20)] (in Japanese). Tokyo: Gakuseisha. pp. 58–59. ISBN 978-4311419706.
  9. ^ "武蔵野稲荷神社" [Musashino Inari Shrine]. Neko no Ashiato (猫の足あと) (in Japanese). 弥栄天神は京都北野天満宮より勧請されたものである。 [Iyasaka Tenjin was enshrined jointly from the Kitano Tenmangū in Kyoto.]
  10. ^ Kokin Go-Shuin Kenkyūjo, "本殿の建っている塚は瓢箪塚あるいは割塚と呼ばれ、文明9年（1477）江古田・沼袋の合戦で太田道潅に敗れた豊嶋氏の軍勢の死者を葬った塚という言い伝えもある。白狐が十数匹住み着いていたことから白狐塚とも呼ばれたとという。" [The mound on which the main hall stands is called Hyōtan-zuka or Wari-zuka; legend said it that it is the mound where the fallen of the Toshima clan's soldiers who were defeated by Ōta Dōkan in the Battle of Ekoda and Numabukuro in 1477, were buried. It is said that it is also called Shirogitsune-zuka because around ten white foxes [mystic animals with superpowers according to traditional folklores] lived there.]
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