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Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu History

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History of Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu

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Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu History photo copyrighted by: Brian McMorrow

In the shrine grounds stands a monument inscribed with a poem by Minamoto-no-Sanetomo, third shogun of the Kamakura shogunate and also a renowned poet. Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura shogunate, moved it to its present location in 1191 and invited Hachiman.

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