Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

The photograph is labeled No. 531 KAMAKURA. The huge gingko tree (presently designated as a Natural Monument by Kanagawa Prefecture) famous for the legend of the assassination of the third shogun, Minamoto Sanetomo (1192-1219), is on the left. A cycad tree is growing on the opposite side. The date is the same as that of photograph #4674.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐79‐0]

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  • 1900/12/31 00:19:00
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