Tanekashi-sha
Tanekashi-sha is the first stop in the Hattatsu Mairi prosperity rite. This shrine is devoted to Uka no Mitama no Mikoto, a Shinto god said to be one of many manifestations of Inari, a deity of grain and agriculture.
The shrine’s association with sowing and fertility—tane means “seed”—has made it popular beyond the world of farming. In the Hattatsu Mairi, it represents the investment and effort required in the early stages of a successful business. People seeking to conceive children also pray at this shrine. Tanekashi-sha offers small clay figurines depicting a mother cradling a child, which serve as charms for conception and childbearing.
Tanekashi-sha has existed since at least the early Heian period (794–1185), when it was recorded on a list of shrines that received financial support from the government. It was originally located 2 kilometers away but was moved to Sumiyoshi Taisha after a fire in the sixteenth century.