Talk:Inari Ōkami

message: This is the kind of article I would like to see submitted for a GA nom more often. While it falls short of featured article standards, it certainly meets the good article standards without question. 
#Well-written. An editor with no knowledge of the topic could read this article and easily understand what is being discussed. Special terms used in the article are given nice brief explanations and wikilinked for further reading. Easy, pleasant and interesting to read.
#Factually accurate and verifiable. Well-cited article. Perhaps could use a few more citations here and there, but nothing particularly stands out as missing in that regard.
#Broad in coverage. Nicely covers the bases, giving a solid overall view. It could expand a bit explaining a bit more about the place of Inari in modern culture and worship. 
#NPOV. This article is excellant in that regard, simply reporting the facts.
#Stable. This article is stable.
#Images. Excellant use of images. They give a good feels to the article. 
Pass. Great article. Interesting and easy read. Nicely fits the GA standards. Vassyana 09:59, 12 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Article review 

message: Shouldn't this be moved to "Inari (deity)" - ∅ (∅), 04:46, 20 April 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It used to be at (god).  It seems that (mythology) is the standard, though; see Jupiter (mythology), Eris (mythology), and so forth.  I suppose we could go the Thor route, and make the deity the base article with a disambiguation link at the top, but I'm not certain the mythological figure is the most common usage, considering the existence of Inari, Finland. Shimeru 21:43, 20 April 2007 (UTC)

text: I find "mythology" to be offensive.  It seems to be applied liberally to Hindu, Shinto or Buddhist figures, but to Jewish or Christian ones, not so much.  Look up Abraham, Isaac or Saint Christopher.  The articles liberally admit that they are more likely metaphorical than historical, but nobody bothers to stick a "mythology" tag on them.  Doesn't that seem a bit racist? Ninquerinquar 23:48, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: The place where it has been put has nothing to do with the fact that Inari is still worshiped today. It is in the perfect place for most users to find it. There is a higher chance that anyone looking for information on Inari or Japanese mythology would look under the mythology tag. It is a way that most Americans think of deities now days from the way schools have taught them growing up. Most people associate anything that has to do with gods and deities as being mythological. The only question is, do you want to please people who feel Inari got the shaft or do want people who know nothing about Inari to be able to find him/her?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.28.162.155 (talk) 19:20, 15 September 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  "It is a way that most Americans think of deities" -- Wikipedia is not an American website.  Either all gods should be listed as "Mythology" where there's any ambiguity, or none should; claiming some gods are "Mythology" and others are not is not NPOV.  That said, if I was looking for information on "Inari" specifically, I would search for "Inari", not "Japanese mythology".  And if I did look up "Japanese mythology", I'd see the info box with "list of Japanese deities" near the bottom, and click that.  So it's fine as is. PsyMar (talk) 17:10, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  move? 

message: When  gives an ear, it is just a season with much lightning　and rain in Japan. The lightning was written as  in ancient Japanese Kanji usage. 　means a husband. It is thought that the etymology of "ina-zuma" was from "hasbund makes rice pregnant".
Also the thunder is written as . It is thought that the etymology of "kami·nari" is a compound noun　of  and  or .
The "kaminari" includes "inari", same sound of ; but it never be proved, unfortunately only a attractive coincidence.
By the way, the lightning became to be written as  in Japanese Kanji. 　means a wife. The lightning was male at first, then became female in Japan, a ha! At the same time　of gender change, the pronunciation of the kanji means husband, became to "otto".  It is not a strange incident. 
A famous messenger to the ancient chinese dynasty "Sui" from 　written in  ,  was male.　 means a younger sister in chinese "mei" from a beginning, and also same in japanese since a thousand years ago, but the old days more of Japan, in the age of Ono and the Prince were living, "imo" meant a loved one, regardless of sex. When the kanji sets of  and  were brought into Japan from China at first, their exact meanings were not brought together, it is thought. -- Wikiwatcher ja (talk) 00:23, 21 July 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Learning Japanese etymology 

message: This is in :Category:Health deities but tat doesn't seem to be mentioned in the article.  Is she sometimes seen as one or is that an incorrect category? Sticky Parkin 02:08, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: health deity

message: But it is known that small chinese dwarves often use inari fox toys as disguises to go under cover and gain intelligence on other countries.
Wait, what? Citation desperately needed.
I'm pretty sure this is vandalism, despite being quite entertaining. 173.49.253.29 (talk) 14:26, 28 July 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, somehow went unfixed for 3 weeks.  I've gone ahead and reverted it. PsyMar (talk) 17:04, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chinese dwarves? 

message: For reasons that are not made clear in the article, under the See Also heading, there is a link to the Greek god of ecstatic dance, wine and theater. Is there a connection between Dionysus and Inari other than wine? Because almost every culture around the world that imbibes wine has, at some point, a saint or god/dess connected to it. French wine makers bless Vincent of Saragossa. Amphictyonis personified the fermented grape. If rice wine is the brew Inari is known for then wouldn't the Chinese god of rice wine, Yi-ti, be a better fit? Could whoever saw fit to link this article to Dionysus at least add a sentence explaining what the connection is? Cheers! Xenomorph erotica (talk) 01:06, 7 June 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Dionysus? 

message: I think there should be a mention of the Inari Fox dolls on here. Photos of the dolls have gone viral and are commonly mislabeled as being real animals. 97.116.64.212 (talk) 16:06, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Dolls

message: Most articles for deities usually include myths and legends that involve the god, why does this article not include myths or legends?CycoMa (talk) 03:22, 26 December 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Myths? 

message: The short citations do not include the year of publication, even though we have 3 separate sources by the same author. This is going to pose a problem for GAR and should be fixed by someone who knows which source they were referring to... Skyerise (talk) 12:27, 16 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Short citations