Maruyama Inari Shrine 丸山稲荷社

Official explanation

The Maruyama Inari shrine building is also the oldest surviving structure at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu. It dates back to the Muromachi period (1336–1573) and is designated an Important Cultural Property. It was moved from a nearby location, and the hill it now stands on consists of gravel and rocks taken from the mountainside when the Main Shrine was constructed just east of here in 1191.

Read the full explanation

The shrine is guarded by two stone foxes, which are considered messengers of Inari. The red banners surrounding the shrine, like the bright red torii gates that line the path up to it, were dedicated to Inari by local worshipers to pray for success in business or a plentiful harvest. The Hitaki-sai fire festival is held at Maruyama Inari every year on November 8. The event includes Kamakura kagura, a dramatic combination of ritual and dance that originated in the Kamakura period (1185–1333) and is performed to pray for a bountiful harvest in the coming year.

Maruyama Inari is the oldest shrine on the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu grounds. The Shinto deity of rice, agriculture, and prosperity, Inari is enshrined here. The Inari deity has been venerated in this area since before Tsurugaoka Hachimangu was founded in 1180. The shrine is guarded by two stone foxes, which are considered messengers of Inari. Red banners surround the shrine, and like the bright red torii gates that line the paths, were dedicated to Inari by local worshipers to pray for success in business or a plentiful harvest.

Maruyama (round mountain), the hill the shrine stands on, was constructed with gravel and rocks taken from the mountainside when the Main Shrine was built in 1191. The Maruyama Inari shrine building is the oldest surviving structure at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu and dates back to the Muromachi period (1336–1573). It is designated an Important Cultural Property.

The Hitaki-sai fire festival is held at Maruyama Inari every year on November 8. The event includes Kamakura kagura, a dramatic combination of ritual and dance that originated in the Kamakura period (1185–1333) and is performed to pray for a bountiful harvest in the coming year.

The hill the shrine stands on was formed with gravel and rocks taken from the mountainside when the Main Shrine was constructed in 1191. The Maruyama Inari shrine building is the oldest surviving structure at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu. It dates back to the Muromachi period (1336–1573) and is designated an Important Cultural Property.

出典: 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース（観光庁） — www.mlit.go.jp/tagengo-db. この英語解説文は観光庁の地域観光資源の多言語解説整備支援事業で作成しました。
Source: Japan Tourism Agency, Multilingual Explanation Database. This English text was produced by the Japan Tourism Agency's multilingual explanation project and is shown unedited. Opening hours and services may have changed since it was written.