| 1．Suwa-taisha ・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] | ||||||
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| Deity： Yasakatome Festival： Established： Unknown (circa 6th century?) | ||||||
| 2．Onbashira ・ | ||||||
| The Mihashira or Onbashira (Japanese: 御柱, honorific prefix 御 on-/mi- + 柱 hashira 'pillar') are four wooden posts or pillars that stand on the four corners of local shrines in the Lake Suwa area of Nagano Prefecture (historical Shinano Province), Japan. The largest and most famous set of onbashira are those that stand on the four shrines that make up the Suwa Grand Shrine complex. | ||||||
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| 3．Togakushi Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| The Togakushi Shrine (戸隠神社, Togakushi Jinja) is a Shinto shrine in Togakushi, Nagano (city), Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is at the base of Mount Togakushi (1,904 metres (6,247 ft)) in Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park.[1] Togakushi Shrine consists of five shrines, known as the lower, middle, and upper shrine area (Togakushi Hōkō-sha, Hino-miko-sha, Togakushi Chū-sha, Togakushi Oku-sha and Kuzuryu-sha respectively), each area about 2 km apart. | ||||||
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| 4．Ikushimatarushima Shrine ・ | ||||||
| Ikushimatarushima Shrine, also known as Ikushima Tarushima Shrine, is a Shinto shrine located in Ueda, Nagano Prefecture Japan.[1] It is a Beppyo shrine, or a shrine that is particularly notable in a certain way with a significant history to it. It is also a Myojin Taisha recorded as a highly ranked Shrine in the Engishiki in 927. | ||||||
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| 5．Nishina Shinmei Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Nishina Shinmei Shrine (仁科神明宮, Nishina Shinmeigū) is a Shinto shrine in Ōmachi, Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is the oldest extant example of shinmei-zukuri, one of three architectural styles which were conceived before the arrival of Buddhism in Japan. It predates in fact the more famous Ise Shrine, which shares the style and has been since antiquity rebuilt every twenty years. It was ranked as a Prefectural Shrine under the Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines. | ||||||
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| Deity： Amaterasu Established： Kofun period | ||||||
| 6．Hotaka Shrine ・Shinto | ||||||
| Hotaka Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Hotaka, Azumino, Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, Japan.[1][2][3][4][5] It is one of the three main shrines in Shinano Province. The Engishiki Jinmyocho describes it as a Myojin Taisha and it is now a Beppyo shrine. It is a Sōja shrine. It enshrines all the kami of the shrines in Shinano Province. Whenever a new governor of Shinano Province was appointed he would be sent to the shrine to worship all the gods of the province.[6] | ||||||
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| Deity： all the deities of its province,
Utsushihikanasaku [ja],
Watatsumi Type： Sōja shrine |