Suwa jinja

Suwa Shrine in Kitaaiki Village is said to have been relocated to this site in 1568.
Originally, it was built on the summit of Mount Goza located southeast of the village.
At the entrance of the shrine stands a wooden ryobu torii gate. Beyond the spacious shrine grounds and the stone steps, the main hall and small shrine buildings on either side are enshrined.

The main hall, surrounded by the green of the shrine grove, is a two-bay nagare-zukuri structure.
The right side of the front door enshrines Takeminakata-no-Kami, while the left side enshrines Iwanaga-hime-no-Mikoto as Asama Daimyojin.
To the right of the main hall are the Shinmei and Kasuga shrines, and to the left is a small shrine of Shimosuwa Shrine.
There are no other shrine buildings like a worship hall.

The main hall has side corridors and a wide veranda in the front.
Similar to the central and western main shrines of Shinkai Sansha Shrine in Saku City, it features a curved rainbow beam and exaggerated rainbow beams on the gables.
The interlocking brackets of the eaves are designed in the mitsu style, and the round beams have sashibukitsuke (decorative beams) with engraved bamboo leaves on the decorative nose of the headpiece.
The axial part is lacquered in red, with vibrant colors on the decorative nose and rainbow beams, and the back of the door is painted with colorful images of eagles, cranes, and chrysanthemums.

The overall and individual elements are seen as carrying on the style of the Muromachi period.
This is considered an example of the prevalent style in the Saku region during this period.
The verandas and rainbow beam styles, and the addition of brackets and beams above the potted plants on the side screens, show a marked regional character of eastern Shinano.