About Otamainarijinja
於玉稲荷神社
The great kami known as Inari is formally called by the name Ukanomitama no kami. According to the oldest literature of Japanese mythology, the Kojiki, Ukanomitama no kami was born as a child of Susano no okami . Since the word "Uka" means foodstuffs,"Mitama" means spirit,
Ukanomitama is indicate the "mysterious spirit dwelling in the grain." In short, Ukanomitama is known as the kami with jurisdiction over the five grains and foodstuffs, the life-root kami having mastery over the sources of life itself.
The great kami Inari later came to be widely worshiped during the Edo period especially, as a kami that not only ruled over food, clothing, and shelter, but also brought blessings for improving the arts and prospering business.
This area is called "Komatsu no Sato'' and was once the falconry site of the Tokugawa Shogunate.
If you look at old maps, the location of "Otamainari'' is marked in this area, but in the old days it was a branch shrine.
The Otama Inari Jinja now was relocated from the jinja at Kanda Otamagaike , which was destroyed in the Heavy Earthquake and Fire in1855, as the main jinja in 1871.
The history of Otamagaike Inari Jinja during the Kanda period is as stated in the "Origin of Otama Inari Okami'' in the ”Edo-meisho-zue '', starting with the veneration of Ota Dokan in 1457, it records the prayers of Ashikaga Shogun Yoshimasa in 1460 and the visit of Date Masamune in 1595.