The temple Suwa-Jinja Shrine was built in the period of the persecution of Christians and was intended to bring back the Japanese in the bosom of one of the traditional religions of Shinto. Holidays and festivals held at the temple, should be arriving in Nagasaki Europeans the beauty of Japanese culture. Today Suwa-Jinja Shrine is the chief of Shinto temples and the center of the Shinto community. It is located in its Northern part, on the hillside Timezone-San. To climb to the temple, go up the stairs from 277 degrees.

The construction of the Church began in 1614 when the ruler Tokugawa Ieyasu issued a decree, which became the beginning of the persecution of Christians. Ieyasu felt the spread of European religion too fast and aggressive, he saw it as a threat to traditional religions, the integrity of the Japanese society and polity. At this time began to actively build a Shinto Shrine, and the Japanese were forced to the confession of Shinto and Buddhism.

Ten years later, in 1624, the city came to a religious figure Aoki Kensei, which is to attract residents to the new temple began to spend utate-SAI ritual, during which the priest dipped his hands in the boiling water and took them out without a single burn. But this "show" on the number of members is almost not affected. Then in 1634 local residents are obliged to register at the Church and began to hold a big festival in the fall. Using these two measures, the authorities have revealed secret Christians: not registered and not attending the celebration were arrested, tortured and executed.

Suwa-Jinja Shrine dedicated to the deity Suwa-no-Kami, which is revered as the deity of valor and duty, and his shrines are found throughout Japan. Also in this temple are worshipped two deities – Sumiyoshi, God of the sea, and Morizaki. In honor of them spend the festival of Kunti, the most famous of all the holidays Suwa-Jinja Shrine. It is held 7-9 October each year and is considered as large and well-known festival, the gion Matsuri.

At the present time, March 3, at the Church there is a Festival of dolls in which young Japanese women wearing a festive kimono and participate in the procession. To participate in the procession they pass the contest and its results, choose two of the most beautiful on the role of the Emperor and his wife who head the procession. It is believed that this event advertises a Shinto Shrine.

In Suwa-Jinja Shrine on 9 August every year is held a memorial service in memory of those killed from the explosion of the atomic bomb. The ritual combines elements of Shinto, Buddhist and Christian services, while you pray for him more than 70 thousand people killed in the airstrike in 1945. The Church itself survived the atomic bombing, his priests participated in the reconstruction of Nagasaki, sanctifying the land and clearing it from the wreckage of buildings.