Suwa jinja

This shrine is located halfway up Mt. Gongen, overlooking Yachiho in Sakuho Town.
The torii gate in the village bears a plaque reading "Ubusuna Shrine", and a path leading into the mountains passes by a Gokoku Shrine.
Next to the Gokoku Shrine, a wooden ryobu torii stands, leading to a tree-lined path towards the Suwa Shrine.
The shrine building, built adjacent to a rock wall, houses three kasuga-zukuri style main halls.

The main halls, though differing slightly in style and coloration, share the same dimensions and feature the sumiki-iri kasuga-zukuri style with cypress bark roofs.
The central hall connects the forward eaves (kōhai) with highly curved rainbow beams (kōryō) supported by chamfered pillars and adorned with carved elephants on the pillar bases.
The structural elements of the hall, including the three-pronged brackets (mitesaki) and the intricate carvings between the brackets, exhibit fine craftsmanship.
The framework is painted with vermilion lacquer, the doors with black lacquer, and the carvings are vividly colored.

The side halls feature similar structural details with three-pronged brackets and central carvings of frogs (hon-kamae).
The strikingly curved rainbow beams and the carvings above the sliding panels showcase the local architectural style.
Numerous auxiliary shrines cling to the rock wall beside the main halls.