Miyaue suwa jinja

Miyaue Suwa Shrine, located on the slopes of Chiyosato, is said to have been enshrined from Suwa around 960.
It was destroyed by fire during the Tensho period.
The current shrine buildings were constructed in 1830 as a general shrine for five surrounding areas.
There is a single wooden ryobu torii gate leading up the stone steps of the approach.
The shrine has a worship hall resembling a nagare-zukuri style, with a shrine office built next to it.

Four thick circular pillars with a diameter of 18 cm are used, with robust three-way bracket complexes creating a solid structure.
The carvings on the forward gables and rainbow beams are dynamic, especially the impressive dragon entwined on the shrimp-shaped rainbow beam.
On the south wall, a carving of a parent lion playing with its cub among peony flowers symbolizes the tender yet strict parenting that fosters strength.
The main hall is surrounded by a veranda on the front and sides, with openwork carvings of a falcon on the south side and an elephant on the north side adorning the side screens.