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Nagano Prefecture’s Suwa Taisha: One of Japan’s Oldest Shintō Shrine Complexes

  • The locations of Suwa Taisha Shintō shrine.

    The locations of Suwa Taisha Shintō shrine.

  • The Maemiya honden sanctuary.

    The Maemiya honden sanctuary.

  • Honmiya’s heihaiden worship hall.

    Honmiya’s heihaiden worship hall.

  • The heihaiden at Harumiya.

    The heihaiden at Harumiya.

  • The Akimiya heihaiden.

    The Akimiya heihaiden.

  • The kiotoshi, “sending down the trees,” part of the Onbashira festival sees daring men ride the massive logs down the mountain slopes.

    The kiotoshi, “sending down the trees,” part of the Onbashira festival sees daring men ride the massive logs down the mountain slopes.

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