shrines in nagano

Suwa Taisha – Where Legends and Magnetic Fields Collide Suwa Taisha is a sacred Shinto shrine spread across four locations around Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture. On this trip, I only had time to visit one—the Honmiya (Main Shrine) of the Upper Shrine—but trust me, even visiting just one was powerful enough! Originally two separate shrines (Kami-Suwa and Shimo-Suwa), they were unified during the Meiji period and are now known collectively as Suwa Taisha. The famous “Onbashira” sacred logs used in the wild festival held every 7 years? Yep, those are here too! I parked my car in kind of ...