Shrine · Kamakura (Nikaido)
Kamakura-gu Shrine 鎌倉宮
Shrine founded in 1869 by Emperor Meiji for Prince Morinaga, with the cave where the prince was said to be imprisoned.
PriceFree
Getting thereJR Kamakura Station, Keikyu bus to Kamakura-gu (terminal)
Time needed30-60 min
Best timeAutumn
Address154 Nikaido, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0002
Websitekamakuraguu.jp
About
Kamakura-gu honours Prince Morinaga, son of Emperor Go-Daigo, who was confined and killed in Kamakura in 1335. Behind the main hall, a small museum and the rock cave said to be his prison can be visited. It is one of the fifteen shrines of the Kenmu Restoration and sits at the end of a bus line east of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu.
Highlights
- Cave of Prince Morinaga's imprisonment
- Treasure museum behind the hall
- Fifteen Kenmu Restoration shrines heritage
Tips
- Keikyu bus 'Kamakura-gu' from Kamakura Station stops at the gate
- Combine with Egara Tenjin and Kakuonji
- Office hours 9:00-16:30
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