# Inari — WHE Definition Discussion

**URL:** <https://community.worldhistory.org/t/inari-whe-definition-discussion/5630>\
**Category:** WHE Articles\
**Created:** [May 23, 2017, 9:01am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/inari-whe-definition-discussion/5630 "2017-05-23T09:01:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [May 23, 2017, 9:01am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/inari-whe-definition-discussion/5630/1 "2017-05-23T09:01:55Z")

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Inari is the Shinto god of rice, the protector of food, and bringer of prosperity. He has over 40,000 shrines dedicated to him large and small across Japan, the oldest and most important of which is the Fushimi Inari Shrine near Kyoto with its famous red _torii_ gates and fox statues in honour of the animal which is considered the god's messenger and guardian.

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_This is a companion discussion topic for the original content at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Inari/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Inari/)._

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**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/inari-whe-definition-discussion/5630/2 "2026-07-29T01:13:31Z")

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