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An ancient shrine in Nirasaki City enshrining Ukan…
Bus or on foot from JR Nirasaki Station
Nirasaki, Yamanashi
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An ancient shrine in Nirasaki City enshrining Ukano-mitama no Mikoto (Inari Okami) as a deity of agriculture and abundant harvests. The shrine name 'Homi' derives from words meaning 'watching over the ripening ears of rice,' and it has been venerated as the guardian of this farming community since antiquity. Nirasaki spreads across the Shichiri-iwa plateau in the northwest of the Kofu Basin, irrig…
The exact founding date of Homi Jinja is unknown, but it is said to have stood as an ancient shrine enshrining Ukano-mitama no Mikoto (Inari Okami) in the agricultural lands of the northwestern Kofu Basin since antiquity. The name 'Homi' is believed to derive from words meaning 'watching over the ri…
Flourishing trade, new-shop openings, successful deals. A central prayer at Inari and Ebisu shrines.
Derived from the enshrined deity "倉稲魂命"
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