Nationwide Suwa Shrine Grand Head Temple 【 Suwa Taisha Shrine 】 Divine Talisman: Success in All Things • Fulfillment of Wishes • Matchmaking • Family Safety • Business Prosperity ※ Divine Virtues Guardian of wind and water; guardian of agriculture, industry, and navigation; god of praying for a bountiful harvest. God of valor; god protecting the source of life and the source of living. Good luck and fortune; matchmaking, conception, safe childbirth, and family safety. 【 Details 】 Suwa Taisha Shrine, "a collection of four shrines" located north and south of Lake Suwa in Nagano Prefecture, is not a single shrine but is divided into the Upper Shrine and the Lower Shrine. The Upper Shrine is further divided into "Hongu (Main Shrine) and Maemiya (Front Shrine)," and the Lower Shrine is divided into "Akimiya (Autumn Shrine) and Harumiya (Spring Shrine)," consisting of two shrines and four palaces, and is the "Ichinomiya (First Shrine) of Shinano Province," the head of over 10,000 Suwa Shrines nationwide. It is considered one of the oldest shrines in Japan, and since ancient times, it has been a guardian god of rain, wind, and water, a god who prays for a bountiful harvest, and a god who governs the source of life. It has also been revered as a god of valor by warriors such as Sakanoue no Tamuramaro, the foremost military god of the eastern provinces, as well as Minamoto no Yoritomo, Takeda Shingen, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. ※ Suwa Taisha Shrine, famous for the Onbashira Festival, is called "Shisha Meguri (Four Shrine Pilgrimage)" to visit all four shrines, and by visiting all of them, you have paid your respects to Suwa Taisha Shrine. Deities Upper Shrine Hongu: Takeminakata-no-kami Upper Shrine Maemiya & Lower Shrine: Yasakatome-no-kami ※ New and Unused We will take measures to prevent water damage and bending, pack it carefully, and ship it in a shipping box, so please rest assured. ※ Size Height: 27.3 cm Width: 7.3 cm