The magical worship of the magical White Fox deity in Japan is known as Inari Okami. which also includes fertility, rice and tea. The foxes of the Inari are called Kitsune and these are pure white as snow. It's believed that in the beginning after creation, a goddess appeared with a white fox, bringing grains. There are different versions of the story. Here the goddess brought seeds for starving people, bringing about an end to famine. In 711 CE its believed the first Inari shrine was made on the Inari Mountain of Kyoto. Now there are many fox statues dedicated to Inari shrines. It's said these fox statues are there to guard the gates and protect those inside the shrines. Some of the most popular shrines are Fushimi Inari Taisha with its red gates.
There are many kinds of kitsune, about 13 of them, belonging to different elements such as forests, mountains, celestial, darkness, ocean, wind, spirits, fire, river, earth, thunder, sound and time. But often dual in nature, zenko (benign) and nogitsune (malevolent), the latter can shapeshift and turn into humans, often as beautiful women. Bad kitsune are not divine. These are said to possess girls and drain them of their vital life energy, while enjoying the torment. Friendly kitsune are believed to be reincarnations of spirits, growing extra tails and gaining power, but once they reach nine tails, they become golden or shining white, which would make them gods.
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