The Suwa-Taisya Grand shrine consists of 4 shrines: Kamisya-Honmiya, Kamisya-Maemiya,Shimosya-Akimiya,Shimosya-Harumiya. The shrines are located at Suwa City and Shimosuwa in Pref.Nagano. You had better visit all of them, if you would like to have good fortune. Will you please visit all of four shrines by the internet? The Suwa-Taisya, the 1st rank of shrine in Shinano: Pref.Nagano, enshrines the god for good harvest and war since Nara-era. The Onbashira:sacred pillar-festival is held every six years and very famous all over Japan. Probably you have watched the Onbashira-erection at Nagano Winter Olympic Opening Ceremony. This is the anniversary of rebuilding of Shrine and totaly 16 pillars are erected this Fastival after dragging down from the near by forests. (a pillar is as follows:length=16m, diameter=1m, weight=12t) [Please contact it,if you would like to have splendid photos of Onbashira.] |