Suwa Shrine

Kuji City

Northern Iwate

Suwa Shrine is located on a hill overlooking Kuji Port. It is said that Shigetada Hatakeyama, who was ordered to subjugate Yoshitsune, felt pity for Yoshitsune as he tried to escape, so he purposely removed the arrow and stuck it into the trunk of a pine tree in the shrine grounds. It is being At Suwa Shrine, the arrow from that time is enshrined as a sacred object, as well as a votive tablet made during the Edo period.

Location: 35-98-3 Naganaicho, Kuji
Inquiries: Kuji City Commerce and Tourism Division
Phone number: 0194-52-2123
Website: http://www.city.kuji.iwate.jp/
Other: 【access】
Route 1: Morioka Station → [170 minutes by bus] Kuji Station bus stop → [10 minutes by taxi] Suwa Shrine
Route 2: Kunohe IC → [50 minutes by car] Suwa Shrine

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