The Kitsune are part of the Japanese Shinto Religion and are a bit like Fox Fairies and they are dedicated to Inari, the Rice Goddess. When a Kitsune matures it is gifted with nine tails to show that it is a wise elder.
I have had to improvise a little with the actual shrine as usually the shrine building would be inside the Shrine Gate and would contain a tiny fox statute inside the shrine itself plus other items. Here we have the tiny fox statue just inside the Torii Gate and I have used a small treasure chest in lieu of an actual shrine model.
We love foxes and leave food out for them often, as they visit our garden a lot.
