諏訪大社下社秋宮
3580 Shimosuwa Town, Suwa District
Akimia Shrine is located in Shimosuwa Town, facing the Wada Pass with Suwa Lake in the background.
The Suwa Taisha Shimosha includes two shrines, Akimiya and Harumiya, where deities are enshrined in autumn and spring, respectively.
The first building you see after passing through the torii gate is the Kaguraden, adorned with a large shimenawa.
Built by the second generation of the Tachikawa school, Tsumashige, in 1835, the Kaguraden has a T-shaped structure with a gabled roof at the front and a hipped roof at the back.
The entire building is unpainted, giving it a simple appearance.
The katanogareden on either side of the heiden are simple corridor-style buildings without carvings.
Historical records from the Edo period refer to the heiden as "emperor's house" and the haiden as a corridor.
| Location | 3580 Shimosuwa Town, Suwa District |
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| Website | http://suwataisha.or.jp/ |
| Deity | Yasakatome no Mikoto |
| Heiden | Important Cultural Property 1780 (An'ei 9) plaque |
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| Carpenter | Tachikawa Washiro Tomimune, Miyasaka Chobei |
| Architectural Style | One bay wide, two bays deep, tower style, gabled roof with front gable, copper roofing One building with left and right sleeve fences |
| Left and Right Katanogareden | Important Cultural Property 1780 (An'ei 9) documents |
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| Carpenter | Tachikawa Washiro Tomimune, Miyasaka Chobei |
| Architectural Style | Each five bays wide, two bays deep, single-story, gabled roof, copper roofing, two buildings |
| Kaguraden | Important Cultural Property 1835 (Tenpo 6) plaque |
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| Carpenter | Mitsui Shohei, Tachikawa Washiro Tomimune |
| Architectural Style | Five bays wide, three bays deep, single-story, gabled roof (T-shaped), front gable, copper roofing, one building |