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Yui Wakamiya Shrine

Yui Wakamiya Shrine

2-1-31 Yukinoshita, Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture
Map of Yui Wakamiya Shrine
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Located in Zaimokuza, Kamakura, this shrine is also known as Moto-Hachiman, as it is actually the original Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine (sitting on the spot where it was originally built). In 1036, Minamoto-no-Yoriyoshi secretly transferred the tutelary deity of Kyoto's Iwashimizu Hachiman shrine here.

Essential Information

Duration

1h

Access

JR Yokosuka Line, Enoshima Electric Railway: Kamakura Station

Explore the Surroundings

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