Kugayama Inari Shrine

What it is

• A guardian deity for the former Kugayama Village.
• One of Tokyo's oldest Inari shrines.
• Tensho Shrine was merged into it in 1907.
• Became a village shrine in 1941.

What to see

• A stone monument with an inscription by Kim Ok-kyun.
• A Koshin-to tower from 1703 dedicated to sericulture.
• A power stone weighing about 120 kilograms.
• Stone foxes dedicated in 1895.

When to go

• The Yunohana Kagura ritual is held every July 24.

Getting there

• 6-minute walk from Kugayama Station.
• Kugayama Station is on the Keio Inokashira Line.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.