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TSURUGAOKA HACHIMAN SHRINE
Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine is the most significant shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine tours.
Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine (鶴岡八幡宮, literally Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū) was originally built in 1063 near Yuigahama, and was dedicated to the Emperor Ōjin, his mother Empress Jingu and his wife Hime-gami. Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate, moved it to its present location in 1191 and invited Hachiman, the god worshipped popularly among warriors, to reside there and guard his government.
Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine Tours
Organised tours from Tokyo to Kamakura are available. These tours also include the Great Buddha at Kotokuin Temple, Hase Kannon Temple, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine and Komachi Shopping Street. Further information and online booking are here.
There are a number of shrines on the site, the most important of which are
the Junior Shrine at the bottom, and the Senior Shrine 61 steps above. The
present Senior Shrine building was constructed in 1828 by Ienari Tokugawa,
the 11th Tokugawa shogun.
Cherry trees line the avenue to the shrine. The trees were ordered by
Yoritomo as a prayer for the safe delivery of his first-born son. Yabusame,
archery from horseback, is practiced at the shrine.
Minamoto no Sanetomo, the third Kamakura shogun, was assassinated on
February 13, 1219 by an archer hiding behind the great ginkgo tree that
still stands beside the great staircase at the shrine.
Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine - Picture by
S.fukasawa
(Article based on Wikipedia article and used under the GNU Free Documentation License)
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