For most people, asking for guidance from the gods might just mean visiting a temple to draw a fortune stick, but for someone like Minami, who has truly seen deities, consulting the gods is far from a simple matter.
As the most common type of shrine in Japan, Tokyo naturally houses a large number of Inari Shrines. However, most of these shrines are quite small and lack ancient history. After all, Tokyo, formerly Edo, was only established after Tokugawa Ieyasu unified the country, giving it a history of just over four hundred years—nothing compared to the longstanding legacy of Kyoto.
Even so, a shrine is still a shrine. Even if it's newly built, as long as it's dedicated to the deities and receives their acknowledgment, it becomes a legitimate place of worship where followers can pray and transmit their wishes to the gods.
Of course, while prayers can be sent to the gods, whether the gods choose to listen is another matter entirely.
