>>49417755
>I only have an afternoon for Suwa unfortunately
this'll make it extremely difficult. depending on the station you arrive at and how much time you have, i'd say moriya > akimiya + harumiya > honmiya + maemiya.
moriya for obvious reasons, while akimiya is the one that is referenced the most in gensokyo. i walked to all the shrines, so im not sure how bikes work, but it is about 6km from moriya to akimiya and about 12km from honmiya to the others.

going to add on to what >>49417287 said, he gave pretty good advice
shrines close at 5 pm. you wont be able to buy anything, but you can still visit them and take pictures
if you know someone who can speak japanese or you speak it, you can call moriya shrine office and ask for a priest to sell you shrine goods for the time you'll be there. i forget the details, but i think the community center next to moriya shrine also sells stuff
>The locals apparently don't talk much English, so learning at least basic survival Japanese is a good idea
this is true, but you dont need any japanese skills to get through. i got through perfectly fine with a translator app. the locals were also incredibly kind both time i went.
trains are infrequent, so please plan carefully. the station near maemiya + honmiya is rather far (4km) compared to the other two

in regards to other things around suwa, there's 2 places to eat where the owners enjoy touhou. first is a cafe next to maemiya shrine 茶処山里. the owner is a very kind lady who tries to talk a little, even if you dont know japanese. the 2nd is an onigiri shop, すわむすび, near akimiya and right outside shimo-suwa station. it opened up recently, but was closed the few days i was in suwa. i heard great things about it
if you like alcohol, there's a chain of breweries a bit south of kami-suwa station. they're very good and i always bring back a few bottles, but they are out of the way from the shrines
there's also tateishi park, which is absolutely beautiful. however, it's also near kami-suwa so it might be tough to go there

i hope you have a great time there!

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