Suwa Shrine (Kuruwada-Minami Alps City)

What it is

• A shrine in Minami Alps City, Yamanashi Prefecture.
• Dedicated to Takeminakata-no-mikoto, Onamuchi-no-mikoto, and Sukunahikona-no-mikoto.
• Tokugawa Iemitsu granted land to the shrine in the mid-17th century.
• Ranked as a Gosha in 1873.

What to see

• A rural park is part of the shrine grounds.
• Kotohira, Mitsumine-sha, Hachiman-sha, and Kokage Shrines are within the grounds.
• A Shinzō sculpture is a Yamanashi Prefectural cultural property.
• The Shinzō was dedicated in 1409.
• An Edohigan cherry tree is a Minami Alps City natural monument.
• The cherry tree is 15 meters tall.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.