Suwa Jinja, Shinto shrine in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, Japan

Suwa Jinja is a Shinto shrine at the foot of Mount Ushigase in Chizu, Tottori Prefecture, reached by a path meeting the old Chizu-kaidō road. Its honden was rebuilt in 1832 and its heiden and haiden in 1904. Several hundred maples, the shrine's crest, grow in the grounds and turn red in autumn.

Founded in 1278 as Suwa Daimyōjin, the shrine enshrines a divided spirit of Suwa Taisha in Shinano Province. It burned in December 1583 during Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attack on Yodoyama Castle, then became a prayer shrine of the Ikeda family, lords of Tottori. The honden was rebuilt in 1832 and the haiden in 1904; the name changed to Suwa Jinja in 1868.

The shrine's name changed from Suwa Daimyōjin to Suwa Jinja in 1868, when the enshrined deities were combined. Its maple leaf crest is visible on the shrine grounds, where several hundred maples grow. The Hashira Festival, held in the Years of the Monkey and Tiger, was designated a Tottori Prefecture intangible folk cultural property on 23 March 2001.

The grounds are located near Chizu train station, about 15 minutes on foot, and are free to enter. You can park free of charge at Chizu School Grounds, from where it is a short walk to the shrine itself, which helps keep the peaceful setting.

The Hashira Festival has been held since 1782, modelled on the Onbashira of Suwa Taisha in Shinano. Four cedars are felled in the Monkey and Tiger years, every six years, carried through the town and set up at the four corners of the Honden. It was designated a Tottori Prefecture intangible folk cultural property on 23 March 2001.