An Inari shrine in Mukojima, said to have received its name "Mimeguri" (three circles) because a white fox circled the shrine three times and vanished when Kukai discovered it. Enshrines Uka no Mitama no Mikoto. The legend remains that when the haiku poet Kikaku dedicated a verse during the great drought of 1693, heavy rain fell the very next day. Venerated as the guardian deity of the Mitsui fami…
The exact founding date is unknown, but according to tradition, the shrine received its name 'Mimeguri' (three circles) when the monk Kukai (Kobo Daishi) discovered a small shrine here during a journey through Shimousa Province and a white fox circled it three times before vanishing. From the mediev…
Flourishing trade, new-shop openings, successful deals. A central prayer at Inari and Ebisu shrines.
Derived from the enshrined deity "宇迦之御魂命"
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