An Inari shrine in Arakawa, Arakawa-ku, said to have been founded in the Genroku era (1688–1704). It enshrines Uka-no-Mitama-no-Mikoto and has served as the local guardian of the Mikawashima district for over 300 years. In the Edo period, Arakawa-ku was a farming area of fields and paddies, where Inari worship flourished as a protector of a bountiful harvest. The February Hatsu-Uma Festival and th…

The Mikawashima Inari Shrine is said to have been founded around 1695, during the Genroku era of the Edo period. It enshrines Uka-no-Mitama-no-Mikoto, a deity widely revered for bountiful harvests and prosperous commerce. At the time of its founding, the area that is now Arakawa-ku consisted largely…