Kamakura Sightseeing: Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

The Kamakura period, when the samurai society was born. Once, Kamakura was the center of the country. At that time, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine was the spiritual support for the people as the 'Guardian Deity of Kamakura' and the 'Guardian Deity of the Samurai.' From this place, many histories and cultures that remain in Kamakura today were born, and the capital of the samurai flourished. With over 800 years of history, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine continues to walk alongside Kamakura as the starting point of Kamakura's culture. You can see the beautiful Kamakura that remains through the ages, the precincts of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, the sights of Kamakura, and the treasures passed down in the shrine.