Suwa Shrine
In 1871, the Upper and Lower Shrines - now under government control - were merged into a single institution, Suwa Shrine (諏訪神社 "Suwa-jinja"), and received the rank of "kokuhei-chūsha" (国幣中社), before being promoted to "kanpei-chūsha" (官幣中社) in 1896 and finally, to the highest rank of "kanpei-taisha" (官幣大社) in 1916. After World War II, the shrine was listed as a special-class shrine (別表神社 "beppyō-jinja") by the Association of Shinto Shrines and renamed Suwa Grand Shrine ("Suwa-taisha") in 1948.