Shimosuwa, Nagano

Infobox City Japan
Name= Shimosuwa
JapaneseName= 下諏訪町
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Region= Chūbu
Prefecture= Nagano
District= Suwa
Area_km2= 66.90
PopDate= July 1, 2006
Population= 22,421
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Tree= Cherry
Flower= Azalea
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Mayor= Satoru Aoki
CityHallPostalCode= 393-8501
CityHallAddress= 4613-8 Nishitakanochō, Shimosuwa-machi, Suwa-gun, Nagano-ken
CityHallPhone= 266-27-1111
CityHallLink= [http://www.town.shimosuwa.nagano.jp/ Town of Shimosuwa]

nihongo|Shimosuwa|下諏訪町|Shimosuwa-machi is a town located in Suwa District, Nagano, Japan. It is located on Lake Suwa, a large, natural lake surrounded by mountains.

As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 23,283 and a density of 348.03 persons per km². The total area is 66.90 km².

Shimosuwa is the location of two of the shrines that make up the famous Suwa Taisha or Suwa Grand Shrine. The Harumiya (春宮) and Akimiya (秋宮) shrines are the symbolically renewed every six years during the Onbashira festival. Huge trees are cut a Shinto ceremony, then the logs are dragged from the mountains down to the shrines.

Shimosuwa is also the site of several onsen or natural hot spring spas. Shimosuwa is located on the Chūō Line of JR East, about three hours from Tokyo.