Egara-Tenjin
Egara Tenjin 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.Photo: Urashimataro, Public domain.
- Type: Shinto shrine
- Description: Shinto shrine in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as: “Egara Tenjin Shrine”, “Egara Tenjinsha Shrine”, and “Egara-tenjinsha”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kamakura-gū and Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine.
Kamakura-gū
Shinto shrine
Photo: Urashimataro, Public domain.
Kamakura-gū is a shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. 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. Kamakura-gū is situated 230 metres east of Egara-Tenjin.
Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine
Shinto shrine
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū is the most important Shinto shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The shrine is a cultural center of the city of Kamakura and serves as the venue of many of its most important festivals with two museums. Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine is situated 760 metres west of Egara-Tenjin.
Sugimotodera-Temple
Buddhist temple
Photo: Naokijp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sugimoto-dera is a Buddhist temple located in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The temple's full name is Taizō-zan Kannon-in Sugimoto-dera. Sugimotodera-Temple is situated 450 metres southeast of Egara-Tenjin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nikaidō and Kamakura.
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.
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.
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.
Egara-Tenjin
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Kamakura, Kanagawa, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.32573° or 35° 19′ 33″ northLongitude
139.56424° or 139° 33′ 51″ eastOpen location code
8Q7X8HG7+7MOpenStreetMap ID
way 556197964OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipWikidata ID
Q3049117
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“Egara-Tenjin” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “荏柄天神社”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ايجارا تينجينشا”
- French: “Egara Tenjin-sha”
- Indonesian: “Kuil Egara Tenjinsha”
- Japanese: “荏柄天神社”
- “Egara Tenjin Shrine”
- “Egara-tenjinsha”
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Highlights include 拝殿 and 村上邸.
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