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…
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 …
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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