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One of the four shrines. It has no main hall, keeping the older form of worshipping the mountain itself.
About this place
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.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded：Unknown (ancient) Designation：Important Cultural Property Blessings：Victory luck
Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Official website
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