Suwa Shrine is the major Shinto shrine of Nagasaki, Japan, and one of the major locations of the Nagasaki Kunchi, originally celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month and now celebrated on the fixed dates of October 7 to October 9. It is located in the northern part of the city, on the slopes of Mount Tamazono, and features a 277-step stone staircase leading up the mountain to the various buildings that comprise the shrine.
The shrine complex stands at the top of a long staircase.
The Suwa Shrine, Meiji period
Koma-inu at the shrine
Festival of Suwa Shrine, Nagasaki, Meiji Period
Nagasaki , officially known as Nagasaki City, is the capital and the largest city of the Nagasaki Prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.
From top to bottom, left to right: Ōura Cathedral, Nakashima River, Glover Garden, Nagasaki Kunchi, Nagasaki Shinchi Chinatown, Nagasaki Peace Park
The Chinese traders at Nagasaki were confined to a walled compound (Tōjin yashiki), circa 1688
Dejima was an artificial island in Nagasaki Bay; its fan shape was easily recognizable. The trading post consisted mainly of warehouses and dwelling houses (1669 engraving).
A Dutchman with his slave at Dejima (18th-century painting by unknown artist, British Museum collection)
