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Suwa City Hall Onbashira in Suwa-taisha, which is held once every six years. Suwa (諏訪市, Suwa-shi) is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan.As of 1 March 2019, the city had an estimated population of 48,972 in 20698 households, [1] and a population density of 452 persons per km².
Lake Suwa is the site of a natural phenomenon known as the "God's Crossing" (御神渡り, o-miwatari), large cracks that form in the winter across the surface of the frozen lake. A vertical temperature gradient results in ice pressure ridges forming in the surface ice, reaching heights of 30 centimetres (1 ft) or more. [1] Omiwatari in 2018.
Suwa (諏訪郡, Suwa-gun or Suwa no Kōri) is a district located in southern Nagano Prefecture, Japan. As of 2003, the district has an estimated population of 46,162 with a density of 181.18 persons per km 2 .
1. 00003947. Ogasawara clan castle sites. 小笠原氏城跡. Ogasawara-shi jō-seki. Matsumoto. Sengoku period castle ruins; designation includes the sites of Igawa Castle and Hayashi Castle. Ogasawara Clan Castle Sites.
Suwa Grand Shrine (Japanese: 諏訪大社, Hepburn: Suwa-taisha), historically also known as Suwa Shrine (諏訪神社 Suwa-jinja) or Suwa Daimyōjin (諏訪大明神), is a group of Shinto shrines in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. The shrine complex is the ichinomiya of former Shinano Province and is considered to be one of the oldest shrines in ...
1875. Takashima Castle (高島城, Takashima-jō) is a Japanese castle located in Suwa, central Nagano Prefecture, Japan. At the end of the Edo period, Takashima Castle was home to the Suwa clan, daimyō of Takashima Domain. The castle is also known as ’ The Floating Castle of Suwa’’’ (諏訪の浮城, Suwa-no-uki-shirō) or Shimazaki ...
Website. www.onbashirafestival.com. The Mihashira or Onbashira (Japanese: 御柱, honorific prefix 御 on-/mi- + 柱 hashira 'pillar') are four wooden posts or pillars that stand on the four corners of local shrines in the Lake Suwa area of Nagano Prefecture (historical Shinano Province), Japan. The largest and most famous set of onbashira are ...
Onsen-ji (Nagano) Onsen-ji (温泉寺) is a Buddhist temple belonging to the Rinzai school (Myōshin-ji branch) of Japanese Zen, located in the city of Suwa, Nagano, Japan. Its main image is a statue of Shaka Nyōrai. The temple is located a 15-minute walk from Kami-Suwa Station.