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Why is Oiwa Inari Shrine located in Chuo-ku?

The photo above shows a photo of the precincts of Oiwa Inari Tamiya Shrine in Shinkawa, Chuo-ku, but there are actually two Oiwa Inari Tamiya Shrines. One is the picture above, but the other is Oiwa Inari Tamiya Shrine in Samoncho, Shinjuku-ku. This site is designated as a "Tokyo Historic Site".

 

 Why is Oiwa Inari Shrine located in Chuo-ku?

The photo above is "Oiwa Inari Tamiya Shrine" located in Samoncho, Shinjuku-ku. This is the shrine that was located in the residence of the Tamiya family. In 1636 (1636), when a rock who revived the Tamiya family, who was a married couple and a wise wife, died, he called the Yashiki-sha, who worshiped to take advantage of the virtue, was called `` Iwaine Shiri ''. Many people came to worship. About 200 years later, Nanboku Tsuruya created the play "Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan" and gained a reputation for writing a rock as a ghost. However, it was burned down due to the great fire of 1879 (1879). Therefore, the first Kabuki actor Sadanji Ichikawa requested that he move near the playhouse (Shintomiza), and decided to move to Shinkawa. Only small shrines remain on the old land of Samoncho, and it became an enclave shrine. In 1945, the two shrines were destroyed by fire, but in 1952 (1952), both shrine halls were reconstructed and continued to date.

 Why is Oiwa Inari Shrine located in Chuo-ku?

The photo above is an information board in front of "Oiwa Inari Tamiya Shrine" in Samoncho, Shinjuku-ku. This information board states that it has moved to Shinkawa. Although it is a shrine with the same name, the pamphlet distributed free of charge states that it is exactly the same shrine, but in the Tokyo Shrine Name Book (Tokyo Shrine Agency), the shrine in Samoncho is `` Hiji precinct shrine '' It is described as

Reference: Mysterious Dictionary in Tokyo (bottom) New People Oraisha

      Historic Sites of Cultural Properties in Shinjuku-ku (Eastern Edition)

     Tokyo Shrine Name Book (top) Tokyo Shrine Office

     Pamphlet of Iwaineari Shrine

The ground

・2-25-11, Shinkawa, Chuo-ku

・17, Samoncho, Shinjuku-ku