Suwa Shrine

Suwa Shrine is a Shinto shrine in Fujisawa, Kanagawa. Suwa Shrine is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple 俣野大権現, as well as near 本堂.

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Opening hours: 5:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Shinto shrine
Description: Shinto shrine in Daigiri, Fujisawa, Japan

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shojokoji and Chōshō-in Temple.

Shojokoji

Buddhist temple

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Shōjōkō-ji is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It is the headquarters of the Ji-shu branch of Pure Land Buddhism, founded in the Kamakura period by Ippen. Shojokoji is situated 120 metres west of Suwa Shrine.

Chōshō-in Temple

Buddhist temple

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Chōshō-in Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 110 metres northwest of Suwa Shrine.

Fujisawa-shuku Exchange Center

Tourism office

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Fujisawa-shuku Exchange Center is a tourism office, which is situated 270 metres southwest of Suwa Shrine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shōnan and Yamanouchi.

Shōnan

Locality

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Shōnan is the name of a region along the coast of Sagami Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture, central Japan. Centered on Sagami River, about 60 kilometers southwest of Tokyo, the Shōnan region stretches from Ninomiya in the west to Fujisawa in the east, including Ōiso, Hiratsuka, and Chigasaki. Shōnan is situated 4½ km south of Suwa Shrine.

Yamanouchi

Neighborhood

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Yamanouchi is a neighborhood of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Because of the presence of East Japan Railway Company's Kita-Kamakura Station, it is better known as Kita-Kamakura. Yamanouchi is situated 6 km east of Suwa Shrine.

Sakae-ku

Suburb

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Sakae-ku is one of the 18 wards of the city of Yokohama in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. As of 2010, the ward had an estimated population of 124,845 and a density of 6,750 persons per km2. The total area was 18.55 km2. Sakae-ku is situated 6 km east of Suwa Shrine.

Suwa Shrine

Categories: Suwa Shrine, place of worship, and religion
Location: Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.34809° or 35° 20′ 53″ north

Longitude

139.48966° or 139° 29′ 23″ east

Open location code

8Q7X8FXQ+6V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 655339414

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

Wikidata ID

Q17220635

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In Other Languages

“Suwa Shrine” goes by many names.

Japanese: “Suwa Jinja”
Japanese: “諏訪神社”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 俣野大権現 and 本堂.

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