Suwa Shrine, Suwa

Suwa Shrine Reviews

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• By KodoDrummer

  Parts of the Suwa Taisha shrine complex date back to the 7th century and possibly earlier. The shrines honour the gods of agriculture, hunting, and fertility. There are many differing legends, myths.....  more »

• By EmilyHeatherMaher

  We really enjoyed our visit to this famous shrine. The history is incredible and the information on the cedars and sumo history was interesting. We even saw the priest and a priestess performing...  more »

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• By Yimin Chen

  A very peaceful place which is less commercial. There's also a tiny zoo beside the shrine, pretty lovely.

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• By Chris Tierney

  It is best to experience this place in New Year's Eve. It runs 24 hours for a few days with street food, sake, and games. A historical side note, it is relatively large for a city of this size. That is because it was commissioned to combat Catholicism doing the Tokugawa period when Catholicism was banned in Japan

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