The long slope, Suwa Shrine

明治中期(1887)頃の手彩色の写真｡参道途中の踊馬場から大門と回廊を撮影した写真｡途中の階段は長坂と呼ばれている｡ここに､様々な服装をさせた人物を配置させて演出した写真｡This hand-tinted photograph taken around 1887 captures the view from the "odoriba" (plaza) looking toward the main shrine gate and gallery. The steps are called "nagasaka" (long slope). People in different styles of dress pose for the camera