The Suwa clan (諏訪氏, Suwa-shi), also known as the Jin or Miwa clan (神氏, Miwa uji / Miwa-shi or Jinshi) was a Japanese shake and samurai family. Originating...

Suwa Yorishige (諏訪頼重) (1516–1544) was a Japanese samurai, daimyo (military lord) of Shinano province and head of the Suwa clan. He was defeated by Takeda...

created under the supervision of Suwa (or Kosaka) Enchū (諏訪（小坂）円忠, 1295-1364), a member of a cadet branch of the Suwa clan, originally a priestly lineage...

shrine as priests, foremost among them being the Suwa clan, the high priests of the Upper Shrine of Suwa who were also revered as living vessels of the...

Suwa Grand Shrine (Japanese: 諏訪大社, Hepburn: Suwa-taisha), historically also known as Suwa Shrine (諏訪神社 Suwa-jinja) or Suwa Daimyōjin (諏訪大明神), is a group...

chief of Suwa Taisha, though details are uncertain. There are various theories regarding his parentage. During the Kamakura period, the Suwa clan served...

of Suwa (Suwa Taisha). Moriya is regarded as the mythical ancestor of the Moriya clan (守矢氏), a priestly family that formerly served in the Upper Suwa Shrine...

town of Suwa in Nagano Prefecture. It was also known as Takashima Domain (高島藩, Takashima-han). The Suwa clan had ruled the area around Lake Suwa in Shinano...

Shōin. Suwa clan (諏訪氏) – more or less unknown ancestors, many believed Suwa descended from Seiwa Genji through Minamoto no Tsunetomo. Tachibana clan (立花氏)...

and Katsuchika. Katsuyori, first known as Suwa Shirō Katsuyori (諏訪四郎勝頼), succeeded to his mother's Suwa clan and gained Takatō Castle as the seat of his...