Former province of Japan
Location of Suwa Province (721)
Suwa Prefecture (諏方国 , Suwa no kuni ) is an old province in the area of Nagano Prefecture .[1]
It was located in the Tōsandō region of central Honshu. According to the old history book Shoku Nihongi , it was established on June 26 of 721 and abolished on March 3 of 731 (old Japanese calendar's date). Neither the location of the capital nor the exact border with Shinano is known.
Historical districts
Suwa Province consisted of three districts (originally two):
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See also
Notes
References
Other websites
Media related to Suwa Province at Wikimedia Commons
Murdoch's map of provinces, 1903
Suwa Faith
Gods
Main Deities Child Gods
Takeminakatahikokamiwake [ja]
Idezuna [ja]
Katakura-hen-no-Mikoto [ja]
Ikei-no-Kami [ja]
Yachinomi-no-Mikoto [ja]
Subanowaka-hiko-no-Mikoto [ja]
Enanomimi-no-Mikoto [ja]
Ikahagi-no-Mikoto [ja]
Tateshina-no-Kami [ja]
Okutsuishitake-no-Kami [ja]
Moritatsu-no-Kami [ja]
Kodomo-no-Kami [ja]
Uchiagata-no-Kami [ja]
Toagata-no-Kami [ja]
Oagata-no-Kami [ja]
Tsumekihagi-no-Mikoto [ja]
Suefutokoro-no-Kami [ja]
Oochi-no-Kami [ja]
Tsuma-Kahime-no-Mikoto [ja]
Taruhime [ja]
Tsumayamito-hime-no-Mikoto [ja]
Tatsuwaka-hime-no-Mikoto [ja]
Grandchild Gods
Kodamahiko-no-Mikoto [ja]
Yatsugatake Sukune-no-Kami [ja]
Idezunahime-no-Mikoto [ja]
Aizu-hime-no-Kami [ja]
Mitsutama-hime-no-Kami [ja]
Other Gods
Mishaguji
Ame-no-Shiro-Kami [ja]
Moreya
Moritaku-no-Kami [ja]
Chikatou-no-Kami [ja]
Tamamorihime [ja]
Tenaga-Ashikaga [ja]
Takei-Otomo-no-Ookami [ja]
Yazuka-Otoko-no-Mikoto [ja]
Places
Head Shrine Other Shrines
Suwa Shrine (Tottori)
Tagimitonotoya Shrine [ja]
Suwa Shrine (Nagasaki)
Ashinaga Shrine [ja]
Ikushimatarushima Shrine
Ono Shrine & Yahiko Shrine [ja]
Sakimiya Shrine [ja]
Tatsuyasu-zo Shrine [ja]
Taruhime's Waterfall [ja]
Chikatou Shrine [ja]
Tenaga Shrine [ja]
Fujishima Shrine (Suwa Region) [ja]
Morikawa Shrine [ja]
Yatsurugi Shrine (Suwa City) [ja]
Akita Suwa Shrine [ja]
Temples
Ankokoji (Chino City) [ja]
Hokkeji (Suwa City) [ja]
Onsenji (Nagano) [ja]
Kannon-in (Okaya City) [ja]
Jiunji (Nagano Prefecture Shimosuwa Town) [ja]
Buppoushouryuji [ja]
Seiken-ji
Others
Moriya Mountain [ja]
Lake Suwa
Tenryū River
Tsuetzuki Pass [ja]
Fune Kofun (Burial Mound) [ja]
Shimosuwa Aozuka Kofun [ja]
Manji's Stone Buddha [ja]
Shinchoukan Moriya Historical Museum [ja]
Literature Historical Figures
Miscellaneous