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Mt.Tanzawa / Mt.Tounotake / Yamanokami shrine. 
I visited to Okura Hadano-city.



If you visit to Mt.Tanzawa you should pray the Yamanokamisya shrine before you to climb.



And I climbed Mt.Tanzawa

















Yamanokami shrine's Information
The object of worship in a Shinto shrine：Oyamatsunomikoto

Zeniaraibenzaiten ugahuku-jinja shrine
 / 銭洗弁財天宇賀福神社 

This shrine has a legend story that is increase money if you wash money at water of Zeniaraibenten. 
There is a course I want to recommend for those who are confident in one's leg strength.
That is “Kesyozaka kiritoshi” (化粧坂切通し)course.
Kiritooshi(切通し)Road which we cut through mountains or hills.




The way(Kiritoshi) leads to the area of ​​Musashi directions (Tokyo and Saitama) as a main entrance, it had an important meaning in Kamakura's defense.





The slope was slippery and uneven to prevent passing horse. It is a slope of about 80m.










If you are not confident in your leg strength or the weather is bad, this course can not be recommended.

Use another some course or a using bus or taxi. Even taxi from Kamakura Station can go for 730yen. (※ fee is varies depending on traffic conditions)

Source by "taxisite" https://www.taxisite.com/


This is entrance of Zeniaraibenzaiten ugahuku-jinja shrine(銭洗弁財天宇賀福神社).

Jouchi-ji temple / 浄智寺 

Juhuku-ji temple is one of Kamakuragosan(鎌倉五山). Jochi-ji temple is covered with rich greenery that is designated as a National Historic Site.






The old stone bridge in front of the entrance, There is "Kanronoi"(甘露ノ井) which is one of the top 10 delicious water field at Kamakura(鎌倉十井). Long time ago we could drink some delicious water in there, now we can't it.


About "Kamakura Jissei"(鎌倉十井)
It was said that Kamakura's water wasn't good taste, because there is sea near the Kamakura and the drinking water was effected by the solt of sea water. However, Among all water field, the best 10 in kamakura is called "Kamakura Jissei" and "Kamakura Gomeisui". 

but there are not field that we can drink them now.



This is main hall. Dongeden(曇華殿) name come from Udonge's(優曇華) flower. The flower has legend that blooms onece in 3,000 years.





Sansebutu(三世仏) built in the Muromachi period, Amida / Syaka / Miroku from the left. Each …

Juhuku-ji temple / 寿福寺 

Juhuku-ji temple is one of "Kamakuragosan"(鎌倉五山).
Kamakuragosan is to set five high-class temples.  No.1 Kencho-ji temple（建長寺） No.2 Enkaku-ji temple（円覚寺） No.3 Juhuku-ji temple（寿福寺） No.4 Jouchi-ji temple（浄智寺） No5. Jomyo-ji temple（浄妙寺）

The temple was established by Minamotono Yoritomo's wife Masako Hojo（北条政子） in 1200. She invited Eizai, Eizai have introduced Rinzaisyuu(One of sect)
Masako Hojo(北条政子) After the death of Yoritomo, She was called "尼将軍"(Nun General) and reigned in the Kamakura Shogunate. Masako is one of the most famous female politicians in Japan.

Myouan Eisai（明庵栄西） Eisai is the founder of Rinzaisyuu(One of sect) who is a monk in the early Kamakura period. He went to Sou (one of the dynasty of China) and when he returned, he brought back some tea from China. He spread the habit of drinking tea to Japan cluture.

Haiku Post This mail box can post Haiku(俳句) to contest of haiku everybady. 
There are some mail boxs installed in Kamakura city. 
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