Hanazono Inari Shrine
花園稲荷神社The date of its founding is unknown. It has been enshrined in this place for a long time, and the correct name is "Oshioka Inari", but it was also commonly called "Anainari" because it was located on top of a stone cave.
In 1654, a disciple of Tenkai Daisho and a resident monk of Honkakuin, Kokai Monkmasa, rebuilt the shrine that had been abandoned because he felt a spirit dream and made it the guardian deity of the mountain of Ueno. At the end of the Edo period, it is known as the last fierce battle site in the Battle of Shogi (Battle of Anainari Gate). Later, in Meiji 6, it was revived by devotees such as Iwahori Kazuma and Ito Ihei, and was renamed "Hanazono Inari", and the Gojo Ten Shrine was relocated to the site, and the shrine was built facing south, and the shrine was renewed. (The old shrine hall is a place of common name Oana-sama)
The shrine in the back left of the hole is described as Yazaemon Fox in old books, and it is said that when Kaneiji Temple was built, the foxes of Oshioka took pity on the loss of a place for the foxes of Oshioka to live, and built a cave to enshrine the shrine.
The site of the shrine was about 2,000 tsubo (6,600 square meters including the current Seiyoken and Ryoshotei, but due to the Meiji era, it is now about 1,000 tsubo together with the Gojoten Shrine. ）
It is a Shinto ritual that has been performed for a long time with a shrine tag that is given to wish for marriage, business negotiations, employment, etc. In the past, there is a record that there were many kakechaya lined up at the end of Ikenohata and sold white feather arrows and prospered greatly.