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Nishi-Chiba Suwa Shrine
千葉県
Village guardian transferred from Suwa Taisha around 1300, whose deity of valor and agriculture now also draws Chiba University students seeking academic success
8 min walk from JR Nishi-Chiba Station
3-chome Minami-machi, Chuo-ku, Chiba
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A Suwa shrine enshrined in Chuo-ku, Chiba, revered as the guardian shrine of the western Chiba City area, enshrining Takeminakata no Mikoto. An ancient shrine transferred from Suwa Taisha in Shinano Province, it has served since the medieval through early modern periods as a place of prayer for good harvests for Chiba's farmers. Takeminakata no Mikoto is venerated as a deity of valor and agricultu…
Chiba Suwa Shrine is traditionally said to have been founded around 1300, during the late Kamakura period, through the transfer of the deity Takeminakata no Mikoto from Suwa Taisha in Shinano Province (present-day Nagano Prefecture). Throughout the medieval period, it served as the guardian shrine o…
Victory in contests, sports, and critical challenges. Rooted in warrior-deity shrines such as Hachiman and Suwa.
Derived from the enshrined deity "建御名方命"
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