Suwa Shrine (Kuki)

What it is

• A Shinto shrine in Kuki City, Saitama Prefecture.
• Dedicated to Inari Daimyojin, Tenmangu, and other deities.
• Formed by mergers of several smaller shrines in the early 1900s.

What to see

• The main hall is the central building.
• Two torii gates mark the entrance.
• A chozuya for ritual purification.
• A pair of komainu (guardian dogs) from 1856.
• A cedar forest and ginkgo trees.

When to go

• October 27th for the annual Amazake Matsuri festival.

Getting there

• Take a bus from Kuki Station East Exit.
• 10-minute walk southwest from Satte Station West Exit.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.