1. History

2. See also

3. References

History

Dedicated to Inari, the kami whose messengers are foxes, it is the third largest of its kind in Japan. It was constructed in 1688 as the family shrine of the Nabeshima clan who ruled what would become the Saga area (called Hizen at that time) during the Edo period. It was built to the Inari kami of the harvest by a princess from Kyoto named Manko Hime (萬子媛) who married Nabeshima Naotomo. The Nabeshima clan was entrusted with protecting Edo’s interests in Kyūshū, in particular the city of Nagasaki, which was one of the few ports open to foreign contact during Japan’s period of isolation.

The shrine is also popular for new year celebrations and is very crowded during the first two weeks of January.

See also

• Fushimi Inari

References

• Official website (in Japanese)

• Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's 72 kg
• Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Women's +72 kg
• Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 71 kg
• Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 78 kg
• Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 86 kg
• Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 95 kg
• Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's +95 kg
• Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 52 kg
• Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 56kg
• Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 61 kg
• Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 66 kg
• Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 72 kg
• Judo at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's +72 kg
• Judo at the 1997 West Asian Games
• Judo at the 2001 Jeux de la Francophonie
• Judo at the 2001 Southeast Asian Games
• Judo at the 2002 Asian Games - Men's +100 kg
• Judo at the 2002 Asian Games - Men's 100 kg
• Judo at the 2002 Asian Games - Men's 60 kg
• Judo at the 2002 Asian Games - Men's 66 kg
• Judo at the 2002 Asian Games - Men's 73 kg
• Judo at the 2002 Asian Games - Men's 81 kg
• Judo at the 2002 Asian Games - Men's 90 kg
• Judo at the 2002 Asian Games - Men's open
• Judo at the 2002 Asian Games - Women's 48 kg