Inari (village) been found in Vuopaja, on the edge of town near Siida, the Sámi Museum. Inari (village) Inari is a population centre in the municipality of Inari in Finland. The village grew up along in a spot where the fast-flowing Juutua River empties into Lake Inari. As the centuries went by, the village developed into a robust and active market and trade centre. When the municipality of Inari was founded in 1876, the village became its centre. The people living in Inari then were not, however, the first people to live in the village, as people had been living on the
Takekoma Inari Shrine a horsemanship museum. The primary "kami" of Takekoma Inari Shrine is , traditionally identified as with Inari, and associated with agriculture, especially rice production. Secondary "kami" include , the goddess of food, and , the god of the five cereals. There are also several smaller subsidiary shrines within the shrine grounds. The Takekoma Inari Shrine was established in 842 AD, reputedly by Ono no Takamura, the "kokushi" of Ōshū Province, as a branch of the famous Fushimi Inari Shrine south of Kyoto. The shrine is mentioned by the Heian period poet Nōin during the reign of Emperor Go-Reizei (1045-1068) and