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Suwa Shrine
The shrine is a branch shrine of the Suwa Grand Shrine in Nagano Prefecture and Takeminakata-no-Mikoto (one of the two principal deities of the Suwa Grand Shrine) is enshrined. Founded in 1205, it has gained widespread faith as the Sochinju (local Shinto deity) of Nippori (formerly Nīhori) and Yanaka.