Moto Hachiman
Moto Hachiman is a small but very old and historically important Shinto shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.Photo: Tarourashima, Public domain.
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Moto Tsurugaoka Hachimangū” and “Yui Wakamiya”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kamakura and Honkō-ji Temple.
Kamakura
Railway station
Photo: Mister0124, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kamakura Station is a railway station on the Yokosuka Line in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company. Kamakura is situated 740 metres north of Moto Hachiman.
Honkō-ji Temple
Buddhist temple
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Honkō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 130 metres east of Moto Hachiman.
An’yō-in
Buddhist temple
Photo: Tarourashima, Public domain.
An’yō-in is a Buddhist temple located in the Ōmachi neighborhood of the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The temple's full name is Gionzan An'yō-in Chōraku-ji. An’yō-in is situated 300 metres northeast of Moto Hachiman.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kamakura and Nikaidō.
Kamakura
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kamakura is a small city in Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo, Japan. 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.
Nikaidō
Neighborhood
Nikaidō is the name of one of the administrative units of Kamakura, a city located in Kanagawa, Japan, about 50 km south-south-west of Tokyo. Nikaidō lies immediately to the east of Nishi Mikado and Yukinoshita, and used to be called Higashi Mikado.
Yamanouchi
Neighborhood
Yamanouchi is a neighborhood of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Because of the presence of East Japan Railway Company's Kita-Kamakura Station, it is better known as Kita-Kamakura. Yamanouchi is situated 2½ km north of Moto Hachiman.
Moto Hachiman
- Categories: Hachiman shrine, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.31271° or 35° 18′ 46″ northLongitude
139.55256° or 139° 33′ 9″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X8H73+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 377295117OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q45507
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Occitan—“Moto Hachiman” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Moto Hachiman”
- French: “Moto Hachiman”
- Japanese: “元八幡”
- Japanese: “元鶴岡八幡宮”
- Japanese: “由比若宮”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Moto Hachiman”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 旗立の松 and 辻薬師堂.
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