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Oiwa Inari Tamiya Shrine
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Built on the Tamiya family estate where the ghost of Oiwa from Tsuruya Nanboku's kabuki play was born, this shrine is still visited by every actor before staging the famous ghost story.
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5 min walk from Yotsuya-sanchome Station
17 Samonchochu, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
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Enshrined Deity
お岩大明神
宇迦之御魂命
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Overview
An Inari shrine dedicated to Oiwa, the heroine of Tsuruya Nanboku's ghost story 'Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan.' Located in Yotsuya Samonchochu, the custom of theater and film workers visiting to pay respects to Oiwa continues to this day. Built on the site of the Tamiya family estate — Oiwa's birthplace and the setting of the ghost story. Though small, it gathers many pilgrims from Japan and abroad as a…
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Origins
The Oiwa Inari Tamiya Shrine is believed to have been established on the former site of the Tamiya family estate in Yotsuya. While the exact date of its founding is unknown, tradition holds that it originated when the Tamiya family enshrined an Inari deity within their property. Oiwa, a daughter of …
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Divine Benefits
Business Prosperity
Abundant Harvest
Career Advancement
Flourishing trade, new-shop openings, successful deals. A central prayer at Inari and Ebisu shrines.
Derived from the enshrined deity "お岩大明神（宇迦之御魂命）"
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