Arikoyama Inari Shrine

Beautiful scenery from up top.

Shrine for the foxes. Rice farmers love foxes because they control the rat population. This shrine is on top of the castle ruins. There is a great view of Izushi Town from here. For this a...

A shrine at the end of the stone steps of the torii gate

Original Text

Arikoyama Inari Shrine is a shrine located across the Ariko Bridge and up the stone steps of the torii gates. When Izushi Castle was built, it seems that it also played a role in substituting the castle tower of Izushi Castle without a castle tower, and it is built at the top of Izushi Castle. The main shrine was painted beautifully vermilion, but the color of the hall of worship was peeled off and I felt old.

From the precincts, you can see the castle town of Izushi.

Original Text

The deity is Inari God and is said to be an old village shrine. It is located in the castle of Izushi Castle and is one step above the ruins of the main enclosure. It was not built later on the castle ruins, but it was in the castle above the former 々 Honmaru. From the precincts, you can overlook the castle town of Izushi. The area around the clock tower and the soba restaurant is crowded, but the ruins of Izushi Castle were sparse, probably because of the scorching sun, and above it, it was almost unmanned. The entrance to the mountain trail to the ruins of Arikoyama Castle was further above.

Inari Jinja shrine in the corner of Izushi Jo castle

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Inari Shrine on the way from the ruins of Izushi Castle to the ruins of Arikoyama Castle. As expected, the scenery is nice if you climb up to this point, but you get quite tired.

A shrine that is an observatory in Izushi City

Original Text

It is a rare shrine located in the ruins of Izushi Castle and is located at a higher altitude than the main enclosure of Izushi Castle. As a result, it is a shrine with an observatory overlooking the city of Izushi. What is very rare about this shrine is that it is located in the castle. It seems to have been built since the Edo period, and it seems that you were able to visit regardless of your status. Since I went around from the Izushi Castle Ruins side, I worshiped in the form of entering from the middle of the approach. On the way back, I obediently went down the stairs of the approach, but very ...