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Suwa Shrine

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Suwa Shrine is a historic Tokyo shrine with unique cultural properties and sacred water, worth visiting for its heritage.

Suwa Shrine
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What it is

  • Founded between 810 and 824 AD.
  • Dedicated to Okuninushi no Mikoto and Kotoshironushi no Mikoto.
  • Renamed Suwa Shrine by Tokugawa Yoshinao.
  • Has a deep connection with the Tokugawa family's hawking.

What to see

  • Preserved Ema (votive tablets).
  • Underground sacred water, effective for eye diseases.
  • The Saisai Sanhashira no To.
  • A new main shrine building completed in 1980.

Getting there

  • About 350m southeast of Takadanobaba Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.

Where it is

東京都新宿区高田馬場1-12-6 Open in Google Maps

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