Torii of Hanazono Inari
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Ref.#08 1342 ~ Torii of Hanazono Inari, Tokyo
- The Torii of Hanazono Inari Shrine, Tokyo ~ A torii ~ literally "a bird abode" or rest, is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred. The Hanazono Inari Shrine, one of possibly 30,000 is dedicated to the rice kami around the nation. It is one of three and the smallest shrine built in the very large Ueno Park in central Tokyo. Its origins are unknown, but Tokugawa lemitsu received a message in a dream that he should rebuild it. In 1873 it was again rebuilt, renamed and later put together with the Gojouten Shrine. As well as the characteristic red torii tunnel and fox guardians, the most interesting feature is an Ana-Inari Shrine (or Hole Inari), built in a rocky recess to honor a fox which was displaced by the building of Kaneiji Temple - a welcome example of sensitivity to the plight of animals which one hopes has rubbed off on nearby Ueno Zoo.
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- The Torii of Hanazono Inari Shrine, Tokyo ~ A torii ~ literally "a bird abode" or rest, is a traditional Japanese gate most commonly found at the entrance of a Shinto shrine, where it symbolically marks the transition from the profane to the sacred. The Hanazono Inari Shrine, one of possibly 30,000 is dedicated to the rice kami around the nation. It is one of three and the smallest shrine built in the very large Ueno Park in central Tokyo. Its origins are unknown, but Tokugawa lemitsu received a message in a dream that he should rebuild it. In 1873 it was again rebuilt, renamed and later put together with the Gojouten Shrine. As well as the characteristic red torii tunnel and fox guardians, the most interesting feature is an Ana-Inari Shrine (or Hole Inari), built in a rocky recess to honor a fox which was displaced by the building of Kaneiji Temple - a welcome example of sensitivity to the plight of animals which one hopes has rubbed off on nearby Ueno Zoo.
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