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Must See
The main shrine was
4 " reconstructed in 1828 in Edo
Tsurugaoka style. To the east, the
Hachiman-gu Shrine Kamakura National Treasure garden. Created in 1327 by
House Museum contains a the monk Muso Soseki, it
⌂ 2-1-31 Yukinoshita
§ (0467) 22-0753 wealth of temple treasures. features a waterfall-fed
£ Kamakura Stn lake, rocks, and sand; a Zen
# Shrine: 5am–9pm meditation cave is cut into the
cliff. Decorative narcissi also
daily; Museum: 9am– 5 "
4:30pm Tue–Sun Zuisen-ji bloom here in January, and
Japanese plum trees blossom
Japan’s Hachiman shrines are ⌂ 710 Nikaido § (0467) 22- in February, making it an
dedi cated to the god of war; 1191 @ # 9am–5pm daily idyllic natural oasis
this one is also a guardian even before the
shrine of the Minamoto (or This secluded temple is cherry trees
Genji) clan. Built in 1063 known for its naturalistic bloom.
beside the sea, it was moved
here in 1191. The approach
runs between two lotus
ponds: the Genji Pond has
three islands (in Japanese san
means both three and life)
while the Heike Pond, named
for a rival clan, has four (shi
means both four and death).

The hongu (main hall) of
the ornate Tsurugaoka
Hachiman-gu Shrine

Kita-Kamakura Engaku-ji
Station 0 meters 800 N
0 yards 800
Tokei-ji Meigetsu-in
YAMANOUCHI Temple Hansobo
Jochi-ji Shrine
Temple
Kencho-ji
KAJIWARA Choju-ji Kakuon-ji
Temple Temple
K A M A K U R A - K A I D O
Enno-ji Tsurugaoka
Temple Hachiman-gu
Shrine Kamakura-gu Zuisen-ji
Zeni-Arai OGIGAYATSU Shrine
Benten Shrine National YUKINOSHITA NIKAIDO
Treasure House
Sasuke-no Museum Sugimoto-dera
Temple
Inari Shrine K A N A Z AW A - K A I D O
Temple
SASUKE KOMACHI-DORI WAKAMIYA-OJI Hokai-ji JOMYOJI Jomio-ji
IMAKOJI Temple
SHIYAKUSHO-DORI
Kanaria
Kamakura Oimo Café Hokoku-ji
Station
KOMACHI
Myohon-ji
Great
Buddha
SASAMEMACHI
Hase-dera Y U I G A H A M A - D O R I
Temple Wadazuka WA KA MIYA-OJ I OMACHI Myoho-ji
HASE Yuigahama Temple
Hase Nameri Riv er Ankokuron-ji HISAGI
YUIGAHAMA
ZAIMOKUZA Temple
Chosho-ji
Yuigahama Kuhon-ji Temple
Beach Temple
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