Hokaiji Temple
It is also called "Hagi-dera". This temple is related to the Hojo Family and is well-known for its beautiful white bush clover. It was established by the Emperor...
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Step into the Past, and Follow the Footsteps of the Hojo Clan
This course will take you to places related to Hojo Yoshitoki, who is associated with the NHK Taiga Drama ""Kamakura-dono no 13-nin"" aired in 2022, and places related to the Go-Hojo clan, which ruled the Kanto region. Why not go back in time to the Kamakura and Sengoku Periods? This is a journey that will take you back to the Hojo clan, which was active as a regent in the Kamakura period, and the Go-Hojo clan, which changed its name in honor of the regent Hojo in the Sengoku period.
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Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
Alongside Usa and Ishimizu, Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine is one of the major Hachimangu shrines in Japan. In the 6th year of the Kouhei Era (1063), Minamoto no Yoriyoshi...
Shirahata Shrine (precincts of Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine)
Located on the eastern side of the Tsurugaoka Hachiman grounds, it enshrines Minamoto-no-Yoritomo and Minamoto-no-Sanetomo. Believed to have the divine virtue of...
Jomyo-ji
One of the family temples of Ashikaga City. The precincts of the temple has been designated as a national historic site and you can observe the karesansui (rock...
Stone Kiln Garden Terrace
Jomyouji Temple is the fifth largest temple in Kamakura Gozan. Passing through the temple gate and up the slope through the precincts of the temple, you will find...
Kakuenji Temple
Kakuon-ji Temple was originally built in 1218 as Okura Yakushido, a hall dedicated to the worship of Yakushi Nyorai by Hojo Yoshitoki. 1296, Hojo Sadatoki, wishing...
Ishigakiyama Castle
The name "Ishigaki-yama" comes from Hideyoshi Toyotomi, who built a castle in 1590 with a fully stone wall as his headquarters during the siege of Odawara Castle....
Large Dry Moat of Komine Goshouno-dai
These remains consist of three empty moats: the east moat, the west moat, and the middle moat, which is now a road. The east moat, which is the best preserved of...
Odawara Castle
Odawara Castle is an impregnable castle that was designated as a national historic site and preserved through reconstruction and restoration. The first to fourth...
Minaka Odawara
Odawara New Castle Town, with its Edo atmosphere, and Minaka Odawara, which is divided into two towers, are home to a variety of food and beverage stores. The "Seisho...
