The Tenso Suwa Shrine of Tachiaigawa was formed in 1965 by merging a Tenso Shrine (established before the 1190s) and a Suwa Shrine (established before 1631). Enshrines Amaterasu, Toyouke, and Takeminakata. Standing just in front of Keikyu Tachiaigawa Station, it draws visitors praying for victory — naval personnel, cycling and boat-racing fans — as Suwa's deity is the god of contests. Also near th…
Tenso Suwa Shrine was established as the guardian shrine of the Tachiaigawa district through the merger of two separate shrines. The Tenso Shrine is said to have been founded before the Kenkyu era (1190s), enshrining Amaterasu Omikami and Toyouke no Kami as the local tutelary deities. The Suwa Shrin…
Cleansing impurity, spiritual purification, driving away evil. Rooted in misogi ablutions and goma fire rites.
Derived from the enshrined deity "天照大御神・豊受大神・建御名方命"
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