Talk:Inari

Resiedes in the Realm of Animals, He is a Fox, and foxes in rokugan often serve him. Rice is offered to these foxes as well as to his shrines. The Japanese god of food or goddess of rice. He is both male and female. Each year he/she descends from a mountain to the rice fields. The fox is Inari's messenger and it is believed that he/she can assume a fox's shape. The deity may also assume the shape of a spider in order to teach wicked men a lesson. Inari is portrayed with a beard and carrying two bundles of rice. An Inari-shrine can be found in many Japanese towns and in many households he/she is venerated as a symbol of prosperity and friendship. These shrines are guarded by statues of foxes, divine messengers. Inara the rice-goddess is celebrated in a festival held during the first days of spring when cultivation begins. Aburage, fried bean-curd, is an offering relished by Inari. Rice wrapped in aburage is called Inari-sushi or o-Inari-san. (Encyclopedia Mythica)
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