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One of the historical events the shrine is tied to is the assassination of Sanetomo, last of Minamoto no Yoritomo's sons. Under heavy snow on the evening of February 12, 1219 (Jōkyū 1, 26th day of the 1st month), [note 2] shōgun Minamoto no Sanetomo was coming down from Tsurugaoka Hachimangū's Senior Shrine after assisting to a ceremony celebrating his nomination to Udaijin. [2]
This, together with the fact Kamakura is a natural fortress and his desire to leave Kyoto, convinced Yoritomo this was the right place to found his shogunate. [5] As a consequence, Kamakura became the unofficial capital of Japan. It is unclear when the shrine's official name was changed into Yui Wakamiya. Moto Hachiman is National Historic Site ...
Yusuhara Hachiman-gū (柞原八幡宮) is a Shinto shrine located in the city of Ōita, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. It is one of two shrines claiming the title of ichinomiya of former Bungo Province, the other being the Sasamuta Jinja, also in Ōita. [1] The shrine's main festival is held annually on March 15. [2]
Kamakura-gū (鎌倉宮) 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 .
A map of Kamakura with the approximate location of the historical sites mentioned in the article. The darker color indicates flatland. Wakamiya Ōji (若宮大路) is a 1.8 km street in Kamakura, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, unusual because it is at the same time the city's main avenue and the approach (sandō (参道)) of its largest Shinto shrine, Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū.
Iwashimizu Hachimangū, a Hachiman shrine in Yawata, Kyoto. A Hachiman shrine (八幡神社, Hachiman Jinja, also Hachimangū (八幡宮)) is a Shinto shrine dedicated to the kami Hachiman. [1] It is the second most numerous type of Shinto shrine after those dedicated to Inari Ōkami (see Inari shrine). [1] There are about 44,000 Hachiman shrines.
Yabusame at Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū. Yabusame is held at various times of the year, generally near Shinto shrines. On the 2nd Sunday of April every year, there is a Yabusame ceremony held at the Washibara Hachiman-gū shrine in Tsuwano, Shimane. At this ceremony, the Ogasawara school performs Yabusame at the oldest Yabusame Horse Archery range ...
The shrine's importance and influence grew in succeeding centuries; and its extensive landholdings led to modest conflicts with Minamoto no Yoritomo during the years in which the Kamakura shogunate was establishing itself. The shrine sought to maintain its traditional exemption from contributing to paying the costs of military forces. [8]