White Hare of Inaba
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The White Hare of Inaba can refer to two distinct Japanese myths, both from the ancient province of Inaba, now the eastern part of Tottori Prefecture. The White Hare of Inaba legend belongs to the Izu
The White Hare of Inaba and Ōnamuchi-no-kami at Hakuto Shrine in Tottori
Honden main hall of the Hakuto Shrine, dedicated to the White Hare of Inaba
Amaterasu cave crop
Kuniteru Gozu dragon
Ōkuninushi
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Ōkuninushi, also known as Ōnamuchi or Ōnamochi among other variants, is a kami in Japanese mythology. He is one of the central deities in the myth cycle recorded in the Kojiki and the Nihon Shoki alon
Ōkuninushi, here portrayed as a wise old nobleman, with The White Hare of Inaba that he saved
Ōkuninushi was popularly conflated with the deity Daikokuten (pictured).
Ōnamuji being aided by a mouse