 Originally, the deceased priest was buried wearing hunting attire (such as that supposedly worn by Suwa Daimyōjin) and with hair and beard kept unshaven.However, in 1465, with the death of then "Ōhōri" Yorinaga (頼長), the local priesthood began to adopt the Buddhist custom of cremation.By the early 17th century, the "Ōhōri"'s residence was moved from the "Maemiya" to a place in what is now Nakasu, Suwa City.