Inari faith

, often called Amaterasu () for short, also known as and , is the goddess of the sun in Japanese mythology. Often considered the chief deity (kami) of the Shinto pantheon, she is also portrayed in Japan's earliest literary texts, the () and the (720 CE), as the ruler (or one of the rulers) of the heavenly realm Takamagahara and as the mythical ancestress of the Imperial House of Japan via her grandson Ninigi. Along with two of her siblings (the moon deity Tsukuyomi and the impetuous storm-god Susanoo) she ranks as one of the "Three Precious Children" (, ), the three most important offspring of

thumb|The moon on Musashi Plain (fox) by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

thumb|Maneki-neko with motorized arm beckons customers to buy lottery tickets in Tokyo, Japan

Japanese kami of foxes, of fertility, rice, tea and Sake, of agriculture and industry etc

right|thumb|upright=1.15|Tibetan board carving of the ḍākinī Vajrayogini

is a Japanese food product made from tofu. Thin slices of tofu are deep-fried, and the product can then be split open to form pouches. is often used to wrap , and it is added to miso soup. It is also added to udon noodle dishes, which are called because of legends that foxes () like deep-fried tofu. can also be stuffed, e.g. with , before frying again. There is a thicker variety known as or .

any of several folk traditions in East Asia describing a fox-like apparition

thumb | right | Kagoshima Jingu Overseas Hoshoku Shrine , commonly known as , the daughter of the deities Izanagi and Izanami, is a goddess of food in Japan and appears as a dema deity. Ukemochi is referred to as both male and female in different contexts. When shown in other forms, Ukemochi takes the shape of a fox.

mythical creature

Ukanomitama (宇迦之御魂神 – Mighty Soul of Sustenance - Kojiki) (倉稲魂命 - Nihongi) is a kami in classical Japanese mythology, associated with food and agriculture, often identified with Inari, the deity of rice.

right|thumb|The kitsune Kuzunoha. Note the shadow of a fox cast on the screen. Print by Kuniyoshi.

right|thumb|One_Hundred_Aspects_of_the_Moon #13 "Konkai (The Cry of the Fox)". Woodblock print by [[Tsukioka_Yoshitoshi.]]

right|thumb|A depiction of a kitsunetsuki in the '''' by , also written , literally means "the state of being possessed by a fox". The victim is usually said to be a young woman, whom the fox enters beneath her fingernails or through her breasts. In some cases, the victims' facial expressions are said to change in such a way that they resemble those of a fox.