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Inari is the Shinto god of rice, the protector of food, and bringer of prosperity. He has over 40,000 shrines dedicated to him large and small across Japan, the oldest and most important of which is the Fushimi Inari Shrine near Kyoto with its famous red torii gates and fox statues in honour of the animal which is considered the god's messenger and guardian.

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  • 711
    The Fushimi Inari shrine, dedicated to the Shinto rice god Inari, is founded near Kyoto.
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