Amanawa Shinmei Shrine
Teruji Hagiwara
(Japan Artists Association member)
Amanawa Shinmeijinja Shrine

This is reportedly the oldest shrine in Kamakura and was built by a Someya Taro Tokitada at the beginning of the eighth century. This shrine appears in a prize-winning novel entitled "Yama-no-oto" by Kawabata Yasunari.


ü Time required: 30 minutes to one hour

Visit time  9:00-16:00

Admission fee  \100

Access route - Time required : On foot about 10 minutes from JR Kamakura station west entrance.

TEL  (0467) 22-3347