[2025 Suwa Attraction] Travel Guide for Myōjin-yu (Hot Spring) (Updated Jul)

#FuriTabi Kamisha Maemiya, said to be the birthplace of Suwa faith, is a shrine built on a hill. This is the only place where you can touch all four of the Onbashira. Kamisha Honmiya is a unique Suwa-style shrine with a single worship hall on either side of the main worship hall. Many precious buildings designated as important cultural properties remain. Suwa Taisha is the head shrine of the 25,000 Suwa shrines across the country. Many people know it as the shrine that holds the Onbashira Festival, famous for its tree-falling. Suwa Taisha is divided into Kamisha and Shimosha by Lake Suwa, and each has two shrines, making it a rare shrine. These four Suwa Taisha shrines basically worship the same god, and each has four Onbashira. Although these shrines have many things in common, each has its own unique charm, and the "four shrine tour" that visits the four shrines in order is gaining popularity.

There are four shrines at Suwa Taisha. They are called the Four Shrines Visit, and are divided into "Suwa Taisha Maemiya," "Suwa Taisha Main Shrine," "Suwa Taisha Harumiya," and "Suwa Taisha Akimiya." It is the head shrine of the approximately 10,000 shrines across the country that worship Suwa-sama. "Suwa Taisha Main Shrine," located on the south side of Lake Suwa, has many buildings built using a technique known as Suwa-zukuri. The shrine has a solemn atmosphere and is very calming. The Onbashira Festival is held once every seven years (based on the Japanese age reckoning system). Facility name📍Suwa Taisha Kamisha Honmiya Address📍1 Nakasu Miyayama, Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture Access📍 ・5 minutes by car from Suwa IC ・30 minutes by bus from JR Chuo Main Line Kamisuwa Station #Solo trip#Couple trip #Girls trip#Historical site #Travel to experience historical culture #Suwa Taisha#Nagano Prefecture #Nagano trip #Sakura 2024

Suwa Taisha Kamisha Honmiya in Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃 Suwa Taisha has four shrines: Kamisha Honmiya and Maemiya, Shimosha Harumiya and Akimiya. Suwa Taisha is a structure called Suwa-zukuri, which does not have a main hall. 　 It was rebuilt in 1835. It also has structures designated as important cultural properties by the country, such as the "Yotsuashimon" gate, which is said to have been donated by Tokugawa Ieyasu. Myojin-yu, where the source of hot spring water flows from the chozuya (purification fountain), is also a must-see! Speaking of Suwa Taisha, there are four sacred pillars within the grounds, but two of them are in the forest, making them the hardest of the four shrines to find. ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ ꕥShrine name: Suwa Taisha Kamisha Honmiya ꕥAddress: Miyayama 1, Nakasu, Suwa City, Nagano Prefecture ꕥAccess 🚌🚏Kamisuwa Station Suwa Lake Exit → 🚏Kamisha → About 6 minutes walk ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ #Sakura2024 #Suwa Taisha #Nagano Tourism #Nagano Trip #Shrine Tour