Visiting Yutoku-inari Shrine, Kashima, Saga

Next we went to Yutoku Inari Jinja (祐徳稲荷神社), a Shinto shrine located in Kashima, Saga. It's one of the most famous Inari Shrines in Japan.

When I went there more than 20 years ago, there weren't many people like now. The reason why the number of cars and people increased everywhere in Japan was that it became more and more car society.

Yutoku Inari's Romon (楼門). The two gods on the right and left of the tower are finished with Arita-yaki ware, a traditional craft of Saga Prefecture.

Honden (本殿) or the main shrine. A stately main building was settled on a splendid stage of red color painting that would not be defected to the Kyomizu-dera Temple in Kyoto.

I went up the stairs to the main shrine.

You can also go to the top of the shrine by elevator, but you have to pay a fee of 300 yen.

Haiden (拝殿) or the hall of worship. We prey for the family of health and welfare. 

A view of the entire shrine from the main hall.

Romon and Iwasaki-sha (岩崎社). According to the website (in Japanese), the great goddess of worship is enshrined as a god of marriage, and in recent years it has been crowded with young women praying for a good marriage.

After that I went to the Okuno-in (奥の院) inner shrines. It's fun to tour the inner sanctuaries and don't forget to pray for your wish!