Japanese Shrine in Kamakura

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Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu is most important shrine in the city of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was founded by Minamoto Yoriyoshi in 1063, and enlarged and moved to its current site in 1180 by Minamoto Yoritomo, the founder and first shougun of the Kamakura Gavernment.

Kamakura offers numerous temples, shrines and other historical monuments.

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