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Takao Inari Shrine, now, old days
It seems that visiting places where animations, manga, and movies were staged and modeled is called a sacred pilgrimage. Even if you don't actually visit, if the place you know is reflected on TV, it's somehow happy. If I like era novels, when I find the names of temples and shrines that I care about in the novel, I actually visit them and enjoy them. This is the pilgrimage to the sacred place of my uncle.
By the way, a while ago, when I walked around Hakozaki, I noticed that Takao Inari was rebuilt and it was completely new. As I was about to go out in Corona, the cityscape changed, and I was wondering when it was rebuilt, but in a timely manner, New River's article on June 8, 2023, "Thoughts for Takao Inari Shrine-Connecting the Fragments of Memory to the Future-" The details were introduced in detail, and the question was solved. I was impressed that it was an excellent article.
In fact, I visited this area just 10 years ago for a pilgrimage to the sacred place, and at that time I took some photos. Until now, I have been walking several times in front of Takao Inari, but I took a picture only once. I usually think that photos will increase in value over time, so "I'm glad I took them." So, this time, I decided to introduce the current and old photos of Takao Inari.
10 years ago
It is Takao Inari before it was rebuilt (shooted in July 2013)
Current Takao Inari Shrine
Takao Inari Shrine before being rebuilt (shooted in July 2013)
When I was taking a photo for this blog, I was told by foreigners, "Is this a shrine?" According to the story, he came to Japan from Canada and came to Tokyo after sightseeing in Kyoto. Therefore, I told you that there are many Inari-san in Tokyo and that there is no old building in Tokyo like Kyoto due to the war, but that nearby residents carefully protect these shrines. . In the case of Takao Inari, shrine hall was modern, but it was quite impressive to introduce that it had more than 300 years of history. Even if it changes, it may not change. I think it's like Tokyo.
What's the difference?
The history of Takao Inari has been featured in New River and other past Chuo-ku sightseeing correspondent blogs, so detailed explanations are omitted, and here is a shrine dedicated to the second generation Dayu Takao, a prostitute of Yoshiwara who was killed by Tsunamune Date in Sendai feudal lord.
In the Oedo fishing biography (written by Baku Yumemakura, Kodansha), the painter Choko Taga (later Iccho Hanabusa) and the haiku poet Kikaku Takarai about Dayu Takao.
"There's an example of Date-sama who broke down in Yoshiwara-"
"I put it in Miuraya's Dayu Takao and asked for it, but Tayu had a Mayu. If the angry Date hangs the Tayu upside down and kills it-"
There is a scene where you can talk with each other.
Current Takao Inari Shrine
Takao Inari Shrine before being rebuilt (shooted in July 2013)
Takao Inari Shrine 10-10, Nihonbashi-Hakozakicho, Chuo-ku
Official HP https://takaoinari.tokyo/