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Hachimangu Shrine
鶴岡八幡宮
alternative words: Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, Tsurugaokahachimangu Shrine, Hachimangu, Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, Tsurugaoka Hachimanguu, Hachimanguu shrine, Hachimangu temple
keywords:
kanagawa
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shrine
related topics:
Kanagawa Prefecture
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Kamakura City
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Usa Shrine
related web sites:
http://www.hachimangu.or.jp
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http://www.elec.shonan-it.ac.jp/kamakura/bunkaisan/turugaoka.html
explanation: Shrine built by Minamoto no Yoritomo in order to protect Kamakura against a bad fate. It is a "child shrine" of Usa Shrine located in Kyushyu. Hachiman is a nick name of the Japanese 15th Emperor, Ojin. Yoritomo being the first Shogun, the cult of Hachiman became very popular among Samurai clans in the Middle Ages.
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French version
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