Suwa Jinja

📍 Saitama, Chichibu City · 1907 Terao, Chichibu City, Saitama

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About

Founded1920

EnshrinedEmperor Meiji, Empress Shoken

RankImperial Shrine (Kanpei Taisha)

FestivalNovember 3 (Annual Festival)

HeritageHonden (Registered Cultural Property)

Website www.meijijingu.or.jp/en/

History

This Suwa Jinja in Terao represents quintessential Japanese faith, honoring the deity of peace and agricultural abundance. The white fox perceives kinship with the great Suwa Taisha in Shinano, recognizing the same powerful presence here. Generations of farmers have brought their hopes, sanctifying this ground through accumulated prayer. Through every season's turning, this shrine maintains its eternal vigil, guardian of harvests and the people's welfare.