Nozawa Inari Shrine

What it is

• A Shinto shrine in Setagaya, Tokyo.
• Likely existed in the early Edo period.
• Was the guardian shrine of Nozawa Village.
• Worship hall and office maintained after Meiji era.

What to see

• Koshin-to stone monument with 1695 inscription.
• Enshrined deity is a wooden statue.
• Deity wears court cap and robes.
• Deity rides a white fox and holds rice ears.

Getting there

• 17-minute walk from Komazawa-daigaku Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.