• Otome Inari Jinja (乙女稲荷神社)

    Senbon Torii (thousands of torii gates) is also in Tokyo!

"Otome Inari Jinja (乙女稲荷神社)" is next to Nezu Jinja Shrine (根津神社). Because there are many "red toriis", it is famous. "Fushimi Inari Taisha" of Kyoto is the most famous, but "similar scenery" is seen only a little in Tokyo.

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社)

On the left side of the 'Ro-mon Gate (楼門)' there is the entrance of "Senbon Torii (千本鳥居)".

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Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社)

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Photograph will be posted in order from the "Kita sando (北参道 / north entrance)".

This is a torii gate in 'Kita sando (北参道 / north entrance)'.

Nezu Jinja Shrine (根津神社) north entrance

This is the backside of the Nezu Jinja Shrine's (根津神社) Shaden (社殿).

Nezu Jinja Shrine (根津神社) north entrance

If you have a suitcase, please avoid this road.

These are few part of many 'Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社)' photos.

This is "Komagome Inari Jinja Shrine (駒込稲荷神社)".

Komagome Inari Jinja Shrine (駒込稲荷神社)

It is a small shrine, but a lot of Gods are enshrined.

Komagome Inari Jinja Shrine (駒込稲荷神社)

Komagome Inari Jinja Shrine (駒込稲荷神社) manner of worship

  1. Let's put a coin in the saisen box.
  2. Twice, bow your head and let's say a deep greeting.
  3. Match your hands at the chest height, clap two times, and pray to the god.
  4. Finally, let's bow again and say a deep greeting once.

There used to be a 'stone torii (石鳥居)' before, but he seems to have collapsed in the Great East Japan Earthquake (3.11).

Komagome Inari Jinja Shrine (駒込稲荷神社)

The right side of this torii is "Komagome Inari Jinja Shrine (駒込稲荷神社)". The left side is "Otome Inari Jinja (乙女稲荷神社)".

Komagome Inari Jinja Shrine (駒込稲荷神社)

There are a few red torii.

Komagome Inari Jinja Shrine (駒込稲荷神社)

There is a stone buddha in the corner of the shrine.

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社)

A monkey is carved on this stone.

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社)

The left side is "Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社)".

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社) 社殿

The vermilion-colored stage style building is Shaden (社殿) of Otome Inari Jinja (乙女稲荷神社).

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社) 社殿

From the front of the Shaden (社殿). It is small Shrine’s building.

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社) Shaden

God of cereal is enshrined in the small Shaden (社殿).

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社) Shaden

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社) manner of worship

  1. Let's put a coin in the saisen box.
  2. Twice, bow your head and let's say a deep greeting.
  3. Match your hands at the chest height, clap two times, and pray to the god.
  4. Finally, let's bow again and say a deep greeting once.

A lot of "red torii" stand next to the Shaden (社殿).

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社)

The Nishi-mon gate (西門) of the "Sukibei (透塀 /openwork wall)" of Nezu Jinja Shrine (根津神社).

Nezu Jinja Shrine (根津神社) openwork wall

A small torii opposite the Nishi-mon gate (西門 / west gate).

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社) Torii

The torii is continued!

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社) Torii

Red torii and pink torii.

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社) Torii

The fact that there are many torii is proof that people's wish has come true.

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社) Torii

Many people dedicate torii to the shrine for the gratitude.

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社) Torii

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社) Torii

This is Torii (entrance) next to the "Ro-mon Gate (楼門)" at Nezu Jinja Shrine.

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社) Torii

Entrance of Senbon Torii (thousands of torii gates).

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社) Torii

Compared with Fushimi Inari Taisha (伏見稲荷大社) in Kyoto, it is a little thin and "short in height" Torii.

Otome Inari Jinja Shrine (乙女稲荷神社) Torii

The photograph was taken from 2014 to 2016.

The senbon Torii (千本鳥居) is the way "wishes of people who dedicated torii" is put. For that reason, a strict atmosphere is drifting. Please not only take pictures, but feel such air !!

[BUNKYO-KU] Otome Inari Jinja (乙女稲荷神社) / Nezu Jinja

  • Address : 1-28-9 Nezu, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo
  • Phone : 03-3822-0753
  • Time : 9:30am - 15:30
  • Access : [Subway] Chiyoda-Line (千代田線), "Nezu Station (根津駅)", "Sendagi Station (千駄木駅)". 5-minute walk. Namboku-Line (南北線), "Tōdaimae Station (東大前駅)", 5-minute walk
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