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 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.
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
Suwa clan
…during the Sengoku period (which ended in the extinction of the main family), by the Edo period the clan had split into two branches: one ruling the Suwa Domain of Shinano as daimyō, with the other continuing to serve as priests of Suwa Shrine until the Meiji era. Although the Suwa, which was the high priestly…
Takashima Castle, administrative centre of Suwa Domain