Sasuke Inari Shrine

Tucked into a narrow ravine behind a residential neighborhood, Sasuke Inari features rows of weathered vermillion torii gates ascending through thick forest. According to legend, the deity here appeared in a dream to the young Minamoto no Yoritomo, urging him to raise an army, which he did, founding the Kamakura Shogunate. Fox statues peer from moss-covered alcoves throughout the grounds.