Suwa Domain
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Suwa Domain was a feudal domain under the Tokugawa shogunate of Edo period Japan. It was located in Shinano Province, Honshū. The domain was centered at Takashima Castle, located in what is now part o
Takashima Castle, administrative centre of Suwa Domain
Suwa clan
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The Suwa clan, also known as the Jin or Miwa clan was a Japanese shake and samurai family. Originating from the area encompassing Lake Suwa in Shinano Province, it was originally a family of priests w
Suwa Domain
…Takashima Castle, located in what is now part of the town of Suwa in Nagano Prefecture. It was also known as Takashima Domain (高島藩, Takashima-han). The Suwa clan had ruled the area around Lake Suwa in Shinano Province since ancient times. The clan was defeated by Takeda Shingen in 1542. The final Suwa ruler…
Suwa Daimyōjin (Takeminakata) wearing hunting gear. Religious rites centered around hunting and agriculture were an integral part of Suwa Shrine's ritual calendar in the medieval period.
Kamisha Maemiya, one of the two main shrines that comprise the Upper Shrine of Suwa. The Upper Shrine's high priest or Ōhōri resided in this area during the medieval period.
The Uchi-no-mitama-den (内御玉殿)
The graves of various Suwa ōhōri within the Moriya clan's estate grounds in Chino City, Nagano.