Suwa Shrine

Japanese: 諏訪神社

A shrine located in Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture. It is also known as Chinzei Taisha and Osuwa-san. The deities enshrined are Suwa-no-Okami (Takeminakata-no-Mikoto and Yasakatome-no-Mikoto), Morisaki-no-Okami (Izanagi-no-Kami and Izanami-no-Kami), and Sumiyoshi-no-Okami. The shrine is worshipped as a deity for warding off evil, finding love, and protecting the seas. The annual festival held every October, known as "Nagasaki Kunchi," has been designated an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan.

Suwa Shrine

This shrine is located in Shibata City, Niigata Prefecture. It is said to have originated in 648 when it was enshrined on Mount Suwayama (present-day Seiryou Town, Kitakanbara County). The deities enshrined are Takeminakata no Mikoto, Yasakatome no Mikoto, and the founder of the domain, Hansomizoguchi Omioyamanamoto no Hidekatsu Ason no Mikoto (the first feudal lord of the Shibata domain).

Suwa Shrine

A shrine in Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture. Formerly a prefectural shrine. It is said to have been founded in 1202 by inviting a branch of the Suwa Taisha Shrine in Shinshu. The deities enshrined are Takeminakata no Mikoto and Yae Kotoshironushi no Mikoto. The Yokkaichi Festival, an annual festival that has been held since the Edo period, is well known.

Suwa Shrine

This shrine is located in Minamiosumi-cho, Kimotsuki-gun, Kagoshima Prefecture. The deities enshrined are Takeminakata-no-mikoto and Kotoshironushi-no-mikoto. It is known for its two torii gates lined up side by side, known as "parallel torii gates." It is also known as "Kawanami Suwa Shrine."

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Japanese:

長崎県長崎市にある神社。「鎮西大社」「おすわさん」などとも呼ばれる。祭神は諏訪大神（建御名方命(たけみなかたのみこと)・八坂刀売命(やさかとめのみこと)）、森崎大神（伊邪那岐(いざなぎ)神・伊邪那美(いざなみ)神）、住吉大神。厄除け・縁結び・海上守護の神として信仰を集める。毎年10月に行われる例大祭は「長崎くんち」として国の重要無形民俗文化財に指定。