Inari Sami people Inari Sami people Inari or Aanaar Sami are a group of Sami people who inhabit the area around Lake Inari, Finland. They speak the Inari (Aanaar) Sami language, which belongs to the eastern Sami languages. There are an estimated 700–900 ethnic Inari Samis in Finland, of whom approximately 300 speak Inari Sami. They are the only group of Sami who live within one state and one municipality. Inari Sami are indigenous peoples of their area. The traditional homeland of Inari Sami is the shores of the Lake Inari and the surrounding areas. Historically they are believed to have inhabited a
Fushimi Inari-taisha Line of the Keihan Electric Railway. The shrine is open 24 hours with both the approach to the shrine and the itself illuminated all night. There is no entrance fee. In the approach to the shrine are a number of sweet shops selling , a form of fortune cookie dating at least to the 19th century, and which are believed by some to be the origin of the Chinese-American fortune cookie. A part of the Noh play "Kokaji" takes place in "Fushimi Inari-taisha". Fushimi Inari-taisha First and foremost, Inari is the god of rice, but merchants and manufacturers have traditionally