The Fox Belief in Japan and its Iconography (狐信仰とそのイコノグラフィー）
The Fox Belief in Japan and its Iconography, 1994 by Tadami Yamada 山田維史（論文）『狐信仰とそのイコノグラフィー』 日本語初出『AZ』誌 1994年（新人物往来社） Among the many animal worships in Japan, fox worship is one of the most representative. It is by no means a thing of the past, and it is not uncommon to see foxes enshrined as gods of good fortune inside or on the rooftops of intelligent buildings in modern cities (Figure 1). The large torii gate of Anamori Inari Shrine stands, seemingly left behind, at the demolition site of the old terminal building at Tokyo's Haneda Airport. It has been attempted to be demolished many times in the past, but each time it was cancelled due to fears of a "curse." An article like this appears on the front page of a major newspaper (Asahi Shimbun). The ancient fox worship is rooted not only in the spiritual life of the Japanese people but also in the depths of their economic society, and continues to live on to this day. In ...