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Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Kamakura Sta. Area

The Main Shrine, the Heart of Kamakura City Present day After the defeat of Taira no Tadatsune, Minamoto no Yoriyoshi built a branch shrine of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine (in Kyoto) near the Yuigahama seashore (where Motohachimangu Shrine is currently located). A hundred years later, when Minamoto no Yoritomo, five generations after Yoriyoshi, came to Kamakura, the shrine was moved to the current location. Yoritomo was devoted to the Hachiman deity, the tutelary god of warriors, and samurai warriors in other provinces followed his example. As a result, many Hachimangu shrines were built across Japan. After the death of Yoritomo, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine was supported by the Hojo clan. Toyotomi Hideyoshi (in the 16th-century) and the Tokugawa clan (from the 17th to 19th-centuries) were also patrons of the shrine. The ancient great gingko tree at the shrine fell in 2010, but shoots are now sprouting from its base

Basic Information

Address	2-1-31 Yukinoshita, Kamakura
Access	10 minutes walk from JR Kamakura Station East Exit
Phone	0467-22-0315
Fees	【Kamakura Bunkakan Tsuruoka Museum】 Varies depending on the exhibition 【Treasure Hall】 Adults: 200 yen (120 yen), Elementary school students: 100 yen (40 yen) Prices in parentheses are for groups of 25 or more Free for the disabled (disability certificate required), free for one accompanying person
Business Hours	【Opening/closing times】 Royal gate opens: 6:00 a.m. Royal gate closes: 8:00 p.m. 【Kamakura Bunkakan Tsuruoka Museum】 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. (entry until 4:00 p.m.) Closed: Mondays (open on public holidays), exhibition changeover period, New Year holidays 【Kamakura Bunkakan Tsuruoka Museum Café & Shop】 10:00am-5:00pm (last orders at 4:30pm) Closed: Mondays (next day if Monday is a public holiday) 【Saryo Kaze no Mori】 10:30am-5:00pm Closed: None 【Tsuruoka Bunko】 Currently closed 【Treasure Hall】 9:00am-4:00pm Closed: None (may be closed due to exhibition changes, etc.)
Parking	*Paid parking available (large buses allowed)
Note	Public toilets available
Website	https://www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp/visitkamakura/en/places-to-go/shrines/hachimangu.html
Email	kankou@city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp