Suwa-taisha

Suwa Grand Shrine
諏訪大社 (Suwa-taisha)
The hei-haiden of the Harumiya, one of the two component shrines of the Lower Shrine or Shimosha Map
Religion
AffiliationShinto
DeityTakeminakata
Yasakatome
Kotoshironushi
FestivalOnbashira Festival
Ontōsai (April 15th)
Ofune Matsuri (August 1st)
Misayama Festival (August 27th)
Location
LocationChino City, Nagano (Kamisha Maemiya)
Suwa City, Nagano (Kamisha Honmiya)
Shimosuwa, Nagano (Shimosha)
Suwa-taisha is located in Nagano Prefecture
Suwa-taisha
Shown within Nagano Prefecture
Geographic coordinates35°59′53″N 138°07′10″E / 35.99806°N 138.11944°E / 35.99806; 138.11944 (Kamisha Honmiya)

35°59′28.1″N 138°08′00.2″E / 35.991139°N 138.133389°E / 35.991139; 138.133389 (Kamisha Maemiya)
36°04′31″N 138°05′28″E / 36.07528°N 138.09111°E / 36.07528; 138.09111 (Shimosha Akimiya)

36°04′55″N 138°04′55″E / 36.08194°N 138.08194°E / 36.08194; 138.08194 (Shimosha Harumiya)
Architecture
Date establishedUnknown (circa 6th century?)
Website
suwataisha.or.jp
Glossary of Shinto

Suwa Grand Shrine (Japanese: 諏訪大社, Hepburn: Suwa-taisha), historically also known as Suwa Shrine (諏訪神社 Suwa-jinja) or Suwa Daimyōjin (諏訪大明神), is a group of Shinto shrines in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shrine complex is the ichinomiya of former Shinano Province and is considered to be one of the oldest shrines in existence, being implied by the Nihon Shoki to already stand in the late 7th century.[1]

  1. ^ Aston, William George (1896). "Book XXX" . Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697 . pp. 403–404 – via Wikisource.