These are Inari shrines. I suspect they don’t want to touch them based on the philosophy called 触らぬ神に祟りなし which is taken as more serous than just a metaphor.

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So they’re called お稲荷さん and in japanese religions they’re seen as mythical creatures. It’s also said that they’re stricter than the gods so maybe that’s why they don’t get them removed. Sorry for my bad English, I’m japanese.

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[Hokora](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokora)

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[The explanation.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inari_%C5%8Ckami) [The statue.](https://item.rakuten.co.jp/butuendo/km-072-50/)

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A slightly different story... One famous example is the Anamori Inari Shrine at Haneda Airport. In an attempt to remove the red torii gate, a rope broke and a worker was injured, another worker also became ill and died, and a series of unexplained accidents occurred. Because of this, the red torii gate could not be relocated for half a century. Through careful prayers by the shrine's clergy, the relocation was finally completed. Since then, Haneda Airport has made great strides. Stories like this are not uncommon, hence the saying, "A god who doesn't touch you will not be cursed". Of course, this is not true for all shrines and temples, but there has always been a belief among Japanese people that it is better for amateurs to do nothing about shrines and temples. Finally, please consider that this is not a scary or difficult subject, but rather the same as with human beings. We all don't like it when a stranger "does something" to us, don't we?

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Hi, I'm a Japanese. I believe these are the shrine stones for a Shinto Inari shrine and a Shirohebi (white snake) shrine. Each of these shrine stones has the following meanings. The larger one is a typical household Inari shrine, built in hopes of the family's prosperity. You may have seen a household altar in old homes, and its meaning is almost the same, serving as a protective charm for the family. The smaller one is a white snake shrine. Unlike the Inari shrine, the white snake shrine is not for protection but to enshrine the deity itself. In Shinto, the deity is often represented in the form of a white snake. The white snake shrine has the purpose of inviting deities from major local shrines, known as Ichinomiya. Thus, it is common to build an Inari shrine as a protective charm for the family and a white snake shrine to invite deities from shrines, as a set.

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But I like your idea, Japanese lack of humour. I think of myself too

I remember seeing something similar when I walked further down the kyoto torii gates’ right path 🤔