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  • Okotto Suwa Shrine Upper Shrine
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    Nagano Suwa-gun Fujimimachi Okkoto 5410
    A Shinto shrine located in Nagano Prefecture. One of the auxiliary shrines of Suwa Taisha Shrine, the shrine holds its own Onbashira Festival in line with Suwa Taisha Shrine's Onbashira Festival held once every seven years. The Shaden main shrine building was once the Heihaiden worship hall of the what later became Suwa Taisha Shrine which was later moved here, but this burned down in 1948; the current building is a reconstruction and thus only its original Heihaiden is designated an Important Cultural Property. Visitors can only view the Heihaiden and Honden front shrine beyond a fence, but the stunning original carvings on the buildings can be seen.
    Okotto Suwa Shrine Upper Shrine image
  • Kosuge Shrine
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    Nagano Iiyama-shi Mizuho 6043
    A Shinto shrine with a long and prosperous history once counted as one of the three great ascetic training centers in northern Nagano. The shrine was established around 1,380 years ago during the reign of Emperor Jomei (629-641). The rear main shrine, rear shrine attached palace, and the Kosuge Hashiramatsu event have been designated National Important Cultural Properties. The shrine grounds also encompass numerous other structures designed Cultural Properties by Nagano Prefecture and Iiyama City.
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  • Chikuni Suwa Shrine
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    Nagano Kita-azumi-gun Otarimura Chikuni
    This Shinto shrine is famous for its annual festival, nicknamed the Sasarasuri. During the popular festival, men called Sasarashi wear comical Japanese Hyottoko masks, a slovenly undershirt, and mismatched footwear and engage in a unique and strange dance. The shrine is situated along the ancient Chikuni Kaido salt road in a remote mountain area where many vestiges of ancient times still color the landscape. The festival is held on the second Sunday in September each year.
    Chikuni Suwa Shrine image
  • Nagakura Shrine
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    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Nagakura 2283
    A Shinto shrine located in Nagakura, Karuizawa Town, Kitasaku County, Nagano Prefecture. Just when the shrine was founded is not clear, but it is ancient, having been included in the Heian period Engi-shiki regulations. The current Honden front shrine was built in 1758. The shrine's grounds are maintained as Nagakura Park.
    Nagakura Shrine image
  • Hakusan-jinja Shrine
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    Nagano Kiso-gun Okuwamura Tono 1755-1
    A Shinto shrine located in Tono, Okuwa Village, Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture. The shrine actually consists of four shrines - Hakusan-jinja Shrine itself as well as Kumano, Izu, and Zao shrines. Erected in 1334, all of the shrines have been designated National Important Cultural Properties, and the shrines are the oldest shrine structures in the prefecture. The shrine makes up part of the Old Trade Route of Kisoji: Preserver of the Mountain and Survivor of Time Japan Heritage listing.
    Hakusan-jinja Shrine image
  • Hataage Hachiman-gu Shrine
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    Nagano Kiso-gun Kisomachi Hiyoshi 2150
    "A Shinto shrine located in Hiyoshi, Kiso Town, Kiso County, Nagano Prefecture. A Hachiman shrine dedicated to Minamoto no Yoshinaka (also known as Kiso Yoshinaka), the shrine's name literally means ""army raising Hachiman shrine,"" a name derived from its fame as the location where an army was raised to defeat the mighty Taira clan. A huge Japanese zelkova tree on the grounds is said to have been around since the time of Yoshinaka and is believed to be over 800 years old."
    Hataage Hachiman-gu Shrine image
  • National Treasure-designated Nishina Shinmeigu Shrine
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    Nagano Omachi-shi Yashiro 1159
    Nishina Shinmeigu Shrine is located in Yashiro Miyamoto, Omachi City. It is believed to have been founded in the Heian period, and the main hall, at the beginning of the Edo period in 1636 in “Shinmeizukuri” style, has been designated a National Treasure. In addition, the “Koshiki Saku Hajime no Shinji” ceremony held on March 15th and annual “Daidai Kagura” festival have been designated cultural properties of Nagano Prefecture.
    National Treasure-designated Nishina Shinmeigu Shrine image
  • Yuzawa-jinja Shrine
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    Nagano Pref. Shimotakaigunnozawaonsenmura Toyosato
    This shrine is near Ogama in Nozawaonsen and holds a festival every year on September 8 and 9 called the “Nozawaonsen Garden Lantern Festival.” It includes a parade, a lion dance, a Sarutahiko dance, a “Thirty-six Immortals of Poetry” dance, a fireworks display, and many other attractions. Slabs with haikus by Basho Matsuo, a large zelkova tree over 1,000 years old, and about 100 stone steps can be found on the shrine grounds as well.
    Yuzawa-jinja Shrine image
  • Togakushi-jinja Shrine Hokosha
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    Nagano Pref. Naganoshi Togakushi Treasure Co.
    Togakushi-jinja Shrine is a longstanding shrine located on the sacred Mt. Togakushi that consists of the rear shrine, central shrine, Hoko shrine (Hokosha), Kuzuryu shrine, and Hinomiko shrine. The deity Uwaharu is enshrined in the Hokosha, and is said to be the deity of academic discovery, the arts, needlework, safe birth, women and children. It’s about 30 minutes from the Shinanomachi Interchange on the Joshin-Etsu Expressway.
    Togakushi-jinja Shrine Hokosha image
  • Bessho-jinja Shrine
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    Nagano Pref. Uedashi Besshonsen 2338
    "This shrine is in Ueda City's Bessho Onsen. It's said that the original was founded as a sub-shrine of Kumano Hongu Taisha in Wakayama Prefecture, and though it had been called Kumano-sha Shrine since antiquity, its name was changed to Bessho-jinja Shrine in 1878. The main sanctuary was built in the 18th century and features elaborate shrine architecture known as ""ikkensha sumikiiri kasugazukuri."""
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  • Matsumoto Shrine
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    3.5
    58 Reviews
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    Nagano Matsumoto-shi Marunouchi 10-37

    Passing-by the Shrine whilst walking back from the nearby Former Kaichi Elementary School, I couldnt help being drawn through the old entrance gate to have a look at this picturesque Shinto Shrine...

  • Zozan-jinja Shrine
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    3.5
    37 Reviews
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    Nagano Nagano-shi Matsushiromachi Matsushiro 1502

    ・長野県長野市「松代地区」にある観光スポットの一つ「象山神社」さま。 ・1938年（昭和13年）に御祭神を知恵の神・学問の神「佐久間象山」さんとして創建された神社です。 ※佐久間象山さんは人です。松代藩士佐久間一学のご長男として文化八年にお生まれになった方です。 ・境内は丁寧に清掃されており、とても清潔感のある綺麗な空間です。 ・鳥居近くにある木々が風に揺られると、静かな境内に神聖な風の音が響...

  • Suwa Shrine
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    3.5
    27 Reviews
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    Nagano Kitasaku-gun Karuizawamachi Karuizawa 865

    This area is very busy on holiday season and weekends but the place where the Suwa Shrine is so quiet and so powerful atmosphere. There many Goshinboku (huge trees as we believe they belong to God...

  • Shiratori Shrine
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    4.0
    23 Reviews
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    Nagano Tomi-shi Motonno 1204

    海野宿東端にある神社です。説明書からですが、神社名は日本武尊が滞在したことを由来とし真田家の本家 海野氏の祖を祭神としています。近くで木曽義仲が挙兵したそうですよ。

  • HanazuraInari Shrine
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    4.0
    12 Reviews
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    Nagano Saku-shi Iwamurada 4261

    鼻顔(はなづら)稲荷神社は、400年前の永禄年間（1558年-1569年）に、京都伏見稲荷よりの御分霊を祀ると伝わっています。 日本五大稲荷の一つに数えられます。 訪れたのは平日の午後だったので、他の参詣客はいなかったです。 少し高台にあるので、街の景色と川が見えました。 参詣を終えて、車で神社を少し離れたら車の窓から、京都の清水寺のような作りの全景が見えました。 湯川の断崖に朱塗りの柱...

  • Ueda Daijingu Shrine
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    3.0
    14 Reviews
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    Nagano Ueda-shi Chuokita 2-chome 5-5

    北国街道沿いにある明治期創建の神社です。国策の神社といったところですね。特に特徴を感じられる神社とは言えません。

  • Yamaga Shrine
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    4.5
    7 Reviews
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    Nagano Ueda-shi Sanadamachi Osa 4473- Ro 2

    真田家ゆかりの神社だけあり、波動の強いパワースポットだと感じます。 上田市を見守るが如く、位置しています。

  • Nishinomiya Shrine
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    3.5
    7 Reviews
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    Nagano Nagano-shi Nagano Ganzekicho

    善光寺への参道を進み、大門を過ぎて門前町の手前で右折、しばらく進むと戎様を祀る西宮神社です。商売繁盛の神様でのことで、境内も心なしか華やいで賑やかな雰囲気でした。

  • Fuji Yama Inari Shrine
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    4.0
    1 Reviews
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    Nagano Iida-shi Hamaicho 3435-2

    慶長年間に飯田城の鬼門に当たる、破魔射場のある富士山という山に、飯田の鎮護と災難除けを願って、稲荷大神を祀ったのが由来だそうです。 目立たないバスおですが、石の鳥居と石畳、石段が続き、小高い所に位置しています。神門・手水舎が立派で、その脇に樹齢７００〜８００年と言われる大欅が立っています。 御朱印は、社務所内で拝受できますが、珍しい招き猫が何体も飾られていて、その色分けによって、願い事が違うようで...

  • Kitanotenmangu Shrine
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    Nagano Shimominochi-gun Sakaemura Sakai Kitano
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Nagano prefecture is an exciting mix of mountains, hot spring monkeys, and preserved Edo history. At the heart of the Japanese Alps, Nagano is one of the country’s most popular destinations, whether in winter for its snow sports and the much-loved Jigokudani Monkey Park or in the warmer months for discovering the undulating hills on foot. For fantastic Edo architecture, head to the Kiso Valley for a 60-kilometer stretch of quaint wooden buildings that marked the Nakasendo route 200 years ago.

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