History
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Wado 4th year~
According to ancient tradition, Araki Jinja has been worshipped in Ibaraki Valley on Mount Inari ever since the day of the first Horse Day of the fourth year of the Wado era, when Inari Okami was enshrined on Mount Inari.
Furthermore, the current name, Araki, comes from the fact that the spirit of the fierce spirit is called "ki" (tree), and also because trees grow abundantly on Mount Inari.
The first shrine
Early Meiji period
The worship in its current form dates back to the early Meiji period, with the shrine buildings and worship hall being relocated from the Kyoto Imperial Palace. The three deities, Araki Okami, Shirasuna Okami, and Aratama Okami, are enshrined as the principal deities, and the shrine has been entrusted with the management of the Inariyama government-owned land, as well as the promotion and cultivation of the faith.
At that time, court nobles also frequented the area, and several pieces of furniture used for changing clothes when they came to Inariyama, as well as some sketches made from them, still remain today.
Araki Jinja shrine and worship hall in the Taisho era
Showa 28 (1953) -
After that, the office was built in Showa ２９, the new shrine was completed as of Showa ２８, the prayer hall in front of the main shrine was renovated in Showa ３８, and the precincts were improved in Showa ４７. Construction work to renovate the hall of worship into a Kagura hall and maintenance of Mitsuka have been carried out to this day.
Scenes from the ridgepole raising ceremony for the new shrine building.
State of the precincts at the time of construction of the new shrine
Renovation of the prayer hall in 1963
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