The deity is "Kurainatama no Okami" (Great God of Kurainatama). This shrine is one of the three Edo shrines (Karasumori Shrine, Sugimori Shrine, and Yanagimori Shrine). When Ota Dokan built Edo Castle in 1457, he invited Fushimi Inari Daimyojin of Kyoto to the shrine as a protection against the castle's evil gate, and planted many willow trees, hence the shrine name "Yanagimori Shrine". In the Edo period (1603-1867), the shrine was crowded with many people, but today it has a calm atmosphere, and visitors feel as if they can forget the hustle and bustle of the city when they are in its precincts. The most famous shrine is the Fukuju Shrine (Tokugawa Keishoin-den), commonly known as "Otanuki-sama. It was built by Keishoin, the birth mother of the 5th Shogun Tsunayoshi, in the Edo Castle under the name of Fukuju Inari. The ladies of the inner palace paid respect to this shrine in order to congratulate Katsura Shoin, who was a commoner but surpassed all others (tanuki) in getting into the palanquin. The shrine was later moved to the residence of Hatamoto KAWARABAYASHI and enshrined in the Yanagimori Shrine in 1869 (the 2nd year of Meiji). The shrine is said to be beneficial for good fortune, fulfillment of wishes, victory, and success in life.