Musashino Inari Shrine
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| Musashino Inari Shrine 武蔵野稲荷神社 | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Ukanomitama, Tenjin, and Tsukihi-Jūttenjō-Ōkami[1] |
| Type | Inari Shrine |
| Leadership | Mr. Shiraishi[2] |
| Location | |
| Location | 10-1, Sakae-chō, Nerima, Tokyo 176-0006 |
  Shown within Japan | |
| Coordinates | 35°44′17.10″N 139°40′09.80″E / 35.7380833°N 139.6693889°E |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
Musashino Inari Shrine (武蔵野稲荷神社, Musashino inari-jinja) is a Shinto shrine located in southeastern part of Nerima, Tokyo. It is an Inari shrine of uncertain origin, however rebuilt after Hinomoto Shinseikō, a shinshūkyō (Japanese new religion) based on Tenrikyo, took over the shrine. It is also known by the nickname, Ekota-no-O-Inari-san (江古田のお稲荷さん),[3] but it used to be Nerima-no-Inari-san (練馬のお稲荷さん).[4]
Despite having three enshrined deities, the Association of Shinto Shrines only accepts the deity, Inari, in the shrine.[5]
Much of how Musashino Inari Shrine was established is lost in history and it was traditionally a popular place among locals for Inari worship from the middle of the 19th century to the early part of the 20th century.[4] However, the aftermath of the Pacific War did not favor the stable operation of the shrine as it couldn not function as a place for worshipping Inari from the political confusion. It was then taken over by Hinomoto Shinseikō as its headquarters.[6] Despite taken over by a new religion that is not affiliated to Shrine Shinto, the Inari worship did not cease there. The Musashino Inari Shrine became a shrine registered under the Association of Shinto Shrines in 1968 with the support from Hinomoto Shinseikō.[7] The current torii, currently demolished, and central hall (社殿, shaden) were newly constructed in the 1970s.[8] It also additionally enshrines Tenjin from Kitano Tenmangū.[9]