 To distinguish themselves from the "daimyō" line, the priestly line altered one of the Chinese characters of their surname (from 諏訪 to 諏方).All in all, ten generations served as "daimyō" of Suwa Domain until the abolition of the han system during the Meiji period.Meanwhile, the establishment of State Shinto abolished the tradition of hereditary succession among Shinto priesthood, including that of Suwa Grand Shrine.