駒沢諏訪社
4-15-11 Kawagishi Higashi, Okaya City
Komazawa Suwa Shrine is located in the Kawagishi area along Okaya Highway, Route 14, which runs from Okaya City to Tatsuno Town.
The shrine, mentioned in a 1237 norito (Shinto prayer), is also known as Nangu Daimeijin and served as the guardian deity of the former Komazawa area.
Unusually, the torii gate is positioned behind the shrine building. Passing through the gate, you descend into the shrine grounds, passing the hall of worship and the main shrine building, which are housed in an enclosure, to reach the front of the structure.
The gabled worship hall, featuring chigi and katsuogi, is uncommon for Suwa shrines.
Behind it stands the similarly gabled enclosure and main hall.
The main hall, constructed around 1830 by Tatekawa-ryu craftsman Tomonori Miyasaka, is a one-bay nagare-zukuri style.
The roofed veranda (mokoshi) has a karahafu gable, and the gable decorations include rainbow beams (niji-bashira) and grand decorative rafters (ōhidazukuri).
The front of the mokoshi features carvings of turtles and waves between the brackets, with dragons adorning the rainbow beams.
Today, visitors can view the main hall through glass within the enclosure.
Tomonori Miyasaka, who undertook the construction, was the nephew and apprentice of Tatekawa-ryu's second-generation master Tomomasa.
He also worked on the inner sanctum of Toyokawa Inari in Toyokawa City, Aichi Prefecture.
| Location | 4-15-11 Kawagishi Higashi, Okaya City |
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| Website | None |
| Deity | Takeminakata no Mikoto, others |
| Main Hall | City Designated Cultural Property 1830 (Bunsei 13) |
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| Carpenter | Tomonori Miyasaka |
| Architectural Style | One-Bay Nagare-Zukuri with Mokoshi |
