Tsurugaoka Hachimangū

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Tsurugaoka Hachimangū is a historically significant Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Japan, closely associated with the samurai and the Minamoto (Genji) clan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Shinto shrine
religious building
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle Shinto shrine architecture
associatedWith Genji clan
linked to: Minamoto clan

Minamoto clan
samurai
country Japan
culturalPropertyStatus Important Cultural Property of Japan
dedicatedTo Hachiman
established 1063
famousFor New Year visits
cherry blossoms
traditional festivals
founder Minamoto no Yoritomo
governingDeity Hachiman Ōkami
hasApproach Dankazura
hasFeature sacred ginkgo tree site
hasGarden peony garden
hasMainHall Hongū
hasMuseum Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Museum
hasPond Genpei ponds
hasStairs grand stone stairway
hasStructure Maiden (dance stage)
Wakamiya Shrine
hasTorii Ōtorii
hasTreasureHouse repository of samurai-related artifacts
historicalRole spiritual center of the Kamakura shogunate
hostsFestival Hatsumōde
Reitaisai
Yabusame (horseback archery)
languageOfSignage English
Japanese
linkedTo Kamakura period
Kamakura shogunate
linked to: Kamakura period
locatedIn Honshu
Kamakura
Kanagawa Prefecture
Kantō region
near Kamakura Station
openToPublic yes
overlooks Wakamiya Ōji
pilgrimageType regional pilgrimage site
religion Shinto
relocated 1180
relocatedBy Minamoto no Yoritomo
significance chief Shinto shrine of Kamakura

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Hachiman majorCultCenter Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Kamakura period notableSite Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Benzaiten cultCenter Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
linked to: Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Emperor Ōjin cultCenter Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū
linked to: Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Usa Jingū influenced Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū
linked to: Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Kanagawa Prefecture contains Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Iwashimizu Hachimangū associatedWith Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Rōmon gate hasNotableExample Rōmon of Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
linked to: Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
Kamakura hasLandmark Tsurugaoka Hachimangū