after they all experienced a divinely inspired dream telling them that even though it was disappointing that the shrine should be moved away from where it had been for several hundred years and merged out of existence, the divine spirit would nevertheless stay in the area and ensure its tranquillity. Spurred on by this, volunteers from Maita-chō approached the appropriate government authorities and succeeded in receiving a permit to keep Nishimori Inari Jinja where it was, although it remained subordinate to the Sugiyama Jinja. Note that the shrine is now a kenmusha of  the Kotohiraōwashi Jinja in Maganechō, Minami-ku. In a further sign of divine grace the shrine emerged unscathed from the Great Kantō Earthquake of 1923, even though over 80% of the areas around the  Ōoka and Nakamura Rivers, between which the shrine is situated, was destroyed. On another occasion the priest of the shrine woke up  on hearing the voice of a kitsune emissary from the kami warning him that the shrine on top of the hill was under threat from fire and was able to pre-empt the disaster.

Description

Situated on a small hill 6-7 minutes on foot from Maita Station. On approaching the shrine the first thing the visitor sees is the  main hall framed in the vermilion torii, picturesque, but not unusually so. Ascend the stone stairway to the right of the main hall to an jumble of small shrines and kami and kitsune and figurines and carvings. Enjoy the 50 photos below, which if the old adage is correct should be equivalent to 50,000 words.