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Kamakura-gū

Kamakura-gū is a shrine in Kamakura, , . It was erected by Emperor Meiji in 1869 to enshrine the spirit of Prince Morinaga, who was imprisoned and later executed where the shrine now stands in 1335 by order of Ashikaga Tadayoshi.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—4:30 PM
  • Type: Shinto shrine
  • Description: Shinto shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
  • Also known as: “Kamakura Gu”, “Kamakura Gū”, and “Kamakura-Gu Shrine”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Egara-Tenjin and Sugimotodera-Temple.

Shinto shrine
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Shrine, is a Shinto shrine in Kamakura. Having been founded according to legend by an unknown priest in 1104, it is one of the few extant religious institutions in the area to predate the advent of Minamoto no Yoritomo, who arrived here in 1181. is situated 230 metres west of Kamakura-gū.

Buddhist temple
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Sugimoto-dera is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kamakura, , . The temple's full name is Taizō-zan Kannon-in Sugimoto-dera. is situated 370 metres south of Kamakura-gū.

Buddhist temple
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Tōkasan Jōmyō Zenji is a Zen Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect, school, in Kamakura, , . is Number Five of the five temples known as Kamakura Gozan, and the only one of the five not founded by a member of the Hōjō clan. is situated 500 metres southeast of Kamakura-gū.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nikaidō and Kamakura.

Neighborhood
is the name of one of the administrative units of Kamakura, a city located in , , about 50 km south-south-west of . lies immediately to the east of Nishi Mikado and Yukinoshita, and used to be called Higashi Mikado.

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is a small city in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of , . It is a very popular destination among Tokyoites for its beaches, lively center and many temples. It is the perfect place to take a day off from Tokyo's stress.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood of Kamakura, , . Because of the presence of East Japan Railway Company's , it is better known as Kita-Kamakura.

Kamakura-gū

Latitude
35.32589° or 35° 19′ 33″ north
Longitude
139.56679° or 139° 34′ 0″ east
Elevation
44 metres (144 feet)
Open location code
8Q7X8HG8+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 549825989
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Geo­Names ID
11057973
Wiki­data ID
Q710351
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Kamakura-gū” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “鎌倉宮”
  • Chinese: “镰仓宫”
  • Dutch: “Kamakura-gū”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاماكورا جو”
  • French: “Kamakura-gū”
  • French: “Sanctuaire de Kamakura-gū”
  • German: “Kamakura-gū”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Kamakura-gū”
  • Italian: “Kamakura-gu”
  • Japanese: “かまくらぐう”
  • Japanese: “カマクラグウ”
  • Japanese: “鎌倉宮”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kamakura-gū”. Photo: Urashimataro, Public domain.