Returning to the road, our route next traverses the Kobukurozaka, a steep pass over the hills and into the central part of the city near Kamakura’s main shrine, the Tsurugaoka Hachimangū.

Since then, the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine has been worshipped as a guardian deity. Visiting shrines and temples in Kamakura remains highly popular, with the city with a population of 170,000 ...

KAMAKURA, Kanagawa Prefecture—In this popular ... goers making a New Year’s visit to the famed Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine. The restrooms had long been a source of stress.

Kublai twice attempted to invade Japan during the Kamakura Period (1185-1333 ... is believed to have been dedicated to Oyamazumijinja shrine in what is now Imabari, Ehime Prefecture, by Kono ...