Suwa taisha

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Japan, 〒393-0000 Nagano-ken, Suwa-gun, Shimosuwa-machi, (Sonota), 5828, 諏訪大社下社秋宮

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N36° 4' 31" E138° 5' 29"   (36.075277777778, 138.09138888889) Start navigation »

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Suwa Grand Shrine (諏訪大社 Suwa taisha), historically also known as Suwa jinja (諏訪神社) or Suwa Daimyōjin (諏訪大明神), is a Shinto shrine in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is considered to be one of the oldest shrines in existence, being already implied by the Nihon Shoki to already stand in the late 7th century.
The shrine consists of four building complexes grouped into two sites: the Kamisha (上社) or Upper Shrine, comprising the Maemiya (前宮 'old shrine') and the Honmiya (本宮 'main shrine'), and the Shimosha (下社) or Lower Shrine, comprising the Harumiya (春宮 'spring shrine') and the Akimiya (秋宮 'autumn shrine'). The two shrines of the Kamisha are located on the south side of Lake Suwa, in the cities of Chino and Suwa, with those of the Shimosha being situated on the northern side of the lake, in the town of Shimosuwa.

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