A statue of Inari Kitsune or fox goddess, wearing a red bib believed to expel demons at the Toyokawa Inari Betsuin temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. The Buddhist temple is part of the Soto Zen sect and enshrines the deity Toyokawa Dakinishinten but also known for the thousands of fox statues.

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Size: 6336px × 9504px
Location: Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan
Photo credit: © Richard Ellis / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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