Amanawa Shinmei Shrine

What it is

• Kamakura City's oldest shrine.
• Main deity is Amaterasu Omikami.
• Also enshrines Ukanomitama no Mikoto and Izanami no Mikoto.
• Founded before 1186, name set in 1932.

What to see

• Main hall and worship hall, rebuilt in 1937.
• Site where Minamoto no Yoriyoshi prayed.
• Site where Minamoto no Yoshiie was born.

When to go

• Annual festival from September 7th to 14th.

Getting there

• 6-minute walk from Hase Station on the Enoden line.
• No parking available.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.