Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Yokohama
The Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is known to be the most important Shinto Shrine in Kamakura. It is also the location of many of the city's large festivals.
The Shrine was built in 1063 in Zaimokuza and moved to its current location in 1191. It was both a Shinto shrine and a Buddhist temple until the Shinto and Buddhism Separation Order of 1868 required all Buddhist artifacts to be removed. This act included the destruction of a seven-building Buddhist temple compound.
The temple complex consists of numerous torii gates, several bridges, two ponds, and many sub-shrines. Wakamiya, the Junior Shrine, Hongu, and the Senior Shrine, are considered National Treasures. The complex also has two museums: The Kamakura Museum of National Treasures and the Museum of Modern Art.
The temple complex used to be home to a 1,000-year-old ginkgo tree, sadly damaged in 2010 and completely uprooted. It suffered from rot, which caused its damage. The tree's stump and a part of its trunk were replanted and are now producing leaves.
The Shrine was built in 1063 in Zaimokuza and moved to its current location in 1191. It was both a Shinto shrine and a Buddhist temple until the Shinto and Buddhism Separation Order of 1868 required all Buddhist artifacts to be removed. This act included the destruction of a seven-building Buddhist temple compound.
The temple complex consists of numerous torii gates, several bridges, two ponds, and many sub-shrines. Wakamiya, the Junior Shrine, Hongu, and the Senior Shrine, are considered National Treasures. The complex also has two museums: The Kamakura Museum of National Treasures and the Museum of Modern Art.
The temple complex used to be home to a 1,000-year-old ginkgo tree, sadly damaged in 2010 and completely uprooted. It suffered from rot, which caused its damage. The tree's stump and a part of its trunk were replanted and are now producing leaves.
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Sight Name: Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
Sight Location: Yokohama, Japan (See walking tours in Yokohama)
Sight Type: Religious
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Sight Location: Yokohama, Japan (See walking tours in Yokohama)
Sight Type: Religious
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