Suwa Taisha
Shinto shrine in Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Suwa Taisha is a Shinto shrine in Nagano Prefecture.[1] It is the ichinomiya or highest ranked shrine of the former Shinano Province and is very old.[1]
| Suwa Grand Shrine 諏訪大社 (Suwa-taisha) | |
|---|---|
 Part of the lower shrine | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Shinto |
| Deity | Takeminakata Yasakatome Kotoshironushi |
| Festival | Onbashira Festival Ontōsai (April 15th) Ofune Matsuri (August 1st) Misayama Festival (August 27th) |
| Location | |
| Location | Chino City, Nagano (Kamisha Maemiya) Suwa City, Nagano (Kamisha Honmiya) Shimosuwa, Nagano (Shimosha) |
  Shown within Nagano Prefecture | |
| Geographic coordinates | 35°59′53″N 138°07′10″E / 35.99806°N 138.11944°E (Kamisha Honmiya) 35°59′28.1″N 138°08′00.2″E / 35.991139°N 138.133389°E (Kamisha Maemiya) |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | Unknown (circa 6th century?) |
| Website | |
| suwataisha | |
 Glossary of Shinto | |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Aston, William George (1896). "
Book XXX". Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697. Wikisource. pp. 403-404.
