Inari is one of the most popular Japanese deities, a kami with influence over rice, tea, general prosperity, smithing, and foxes.

Inari can be seen as a kindly and beautiful maiden goddess. They can be a powerful craftsman with a hammer. They can be an androgynous bodhisattva, a withered old man, or even a fox.

In earlier Japan, Inari was also the patron of swordsmiths and merchants. Inari is a popular figure in both Shinto and Buddhist beliefs in Japan.