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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]
The festival also commemorates Minamoto no Yoritomo, who ordered the reconstruction of the main building of the shrine after it was destroyed by fire in 1191. [1] The ceremony takes place at 1:00 PM at Tsurugaoka Hachiman. [2] 5th - Joma Shinji (除魔神事) at Tsurugaoka Hachiman: Festival to keep evil spirits away. [1]
Grand stairway at Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū in Kamakura – the scene of Sanetomo's assassination Shinto symbolism encompasses the girth of the ancient ginkgo tree at the foot of the stairs leading to the upper level of Kamakura's great Hachiman Shrine. The tree, near the spot where Sanetomo was ambushed and killed, was blown down on 10 March 2010.
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū and the dankazura during the Edo period. Kamakura's defining feature is Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, a Shinto shrine in the center of the city. A 1.8-kilometre (1.1 mi) road (参道, sandō) runs from Sagami Bay directly to the shrine. This road is known as Wakamiya Ōji, the city's main street.
Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū (鶴岡八幡宮) Shinto shrine and symbol of the city; includes Wakamiya Ōji and Wakamiya subordinate shrine: Jufuku-ji (寿福寺) Rinzai temple in Ōgigayatsu; number three of Kamakura's Five Mountains: Kenchō-ji (建長寺) Greatest of Kamakura's Rinzai temples; number one of Kamakura's Five Mountains: Zuisen-ji ...
Kamakura's Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū is now only a Shinto shrine but, before the Shinto and Buddhism Separation Order (神仏判然令) of 1868, its name was Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū-ji (鶴岡八幡宮寺, Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine Temple) and it was also a Buddhist temple, one of the oldest of the city. [20]
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 ...
Although officially called Yui Wakamiya (由比若宮), this tiny shrine in Zaimokuza is universally known as Moto Hachiman ("original Hachiman", a nickname which appears even on road signs), and in front of its torii stands a stele with the words Moto Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū (元鶴岡八幡宮). [1]