A lotus pond at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine

The photograph is labeled A B6 LOTUS POND AT KAMAKURA. Date unknown. View of the stone bridge from the east. The Sanno-torii (Third Gate) is visible behind the building on the left. This bridge is mentioned in books from the Edo Period. It was referred to as Akahashi (Red Bridge). There is a wooden bridge behind it. The stone bridge was destroyed by the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.==Date:unknown, Place:Kamakura, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number93‐40‐0]

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