Japan Travel Tokyo - Tsurugaoka Hachimangu 鶴岡八幡宮 (2016 0423)
Address: 2-1-31 Yukinoshita, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa-ken
Open: 5:00 to 21:00 (from 6:00 from October to March)
Getting There:
From Shinhjuku
From Tokyo, take the JR Yokosuka Line for about an hour. Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is a 10-minute walk from JR Kamakura Station.
The shrine is reached via a long, wide approach that leads from Kamakura's waterfront through the entire city center, with multiple torii gates along the way. The main hall (Hongu or Jogu) stands on a terrace at the top of a wide stairway. The main hall includes a small shrine museum, which displays various treasures owned by the shrine, such as swords, masks and documents. Dedicated to Hachiman, the patron god of samurai, this beautiful shrine has existed for over 800 years
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