Those among my readers who read Japanese may have noticed that the second kanji in this Suwa Jinja’s name, “諏方”, is different from that in the name of the head Suwa Jinja in Nagano, “諏訪”. The shrine’s homepage tells us while the latter is the original and current name of the head Suwa Jinja—and virtually all other Suwa Jinja as far as I can determine—the “諏方” version did come into quite widespread use during medieval and early modern times, even in official records. In 1834, however, after the authorities of Takashima Domain, where Suwa was located, issued a directive saying that “諏訪” was the correct name, “諏方” gradually fell out of use. This jinja’s justification for continuing to use the “諏方” version is that it has in its possession a hanging scroll written by Hosoi Kotaku, a mid-Edo period Confucian scholar and calligrapher, which refers to it as “諏方大明神” (Suwa Daimyojin).