Inari

Kami of rice, agriculture, and commerce, served by fox messengers.

Domains

• rice
• prosperity
• commerce and trade

Powers

• Grant abundant rice and prosperity

Epithets

• 稲荷大神 japanese · Inari Ōkami · cultThe Great Kami Inari; deity of rice, agriculture and prosperityYamashiro no Kuni Fudoki (founding of Fushimi Inari, 711 CE) (primary)
• 宇迦之御魂神 japanese · Uka-no-Mitama-no-Kami · epithetAugust Spirit of Food/Grain; the principal Inari deityKojiki 古事記; Nihon Shoki 日本書紀 (Ukanomitama) (primary)

Sources

• existence: Yamashiro no Kuni Fudoki (fragment), 8th c. CE (primary); Fushimi Inari-taisha tradition, est. 711 CE (secondary)