Tsujidō Suwa Jinja (辻堂諏訪神社)

Tsujido Suwa Jinja (辻堂諏訪神社) during Reitaisai (例大祭)

Torii and a stone marker engraved "諏訪神社"

Suwa Jinja (諏訪神社) is a Shinto shrine located southeast of Tsujido Station in the Tsujidomotomachi District of Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture.  It is a kenmusha of Koudaijingu and enshrines Takeminakata-no-Mikoto (建御名方命) and Yasakatome-no-Mikoto (八坂刀売命), kami from Suwa Taisha in Nagano Prefecture.  The shrine is believed to have been founded in 1159, with its current building completed in July 2000.

Haiden of Tsujido Suwa Jinja

One of the main events at Suwa Jinja is the Reitaisai (例大祭), an annual festival held from July 26 to 27.  During this festival, four ornate doll floats from the neighboring areas of Higashicho (東町), Nishicho (西町), Minamicho (南町), and Kitacho (北町) are brought to the shrine as offerings.  These 8-meter floats, featuring life-sized dolls and capable of rotating, are believed to have been crafted during the early Meiji period.  In 1993, they were designated as cultural assets by the city of Fujisawa.