Komachi-dori
Right outside Kamakura Station’s east exit, a red torii marks the start of Komachi-dori, a narrow street of snack shops, sweet shops and souvenir shops that runs all the way up to the shrine. We ate our way up.
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
At the top is Tsurugaoka Hachimangu, Kamakura’s most important shrine. It was founded in 1063, and moved to this spot in 1180 by Minamoto no Yoritomo, the man who started the Kamakura shogunate. He also laid out the whole town around it.
To the right of the main hall, there’s a small Inari shrine with its own row of red torii, much quieter.
Back at the hotel, we spent a long time in the bath. Sticky day.
Tomorrow, an early start for the Hokuriku Shinkansen to Kanazawa.
Information About Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
Kamakura's main shrine, about 10 minutes from the station along Komachi-dori. Free to enter. The small Maruyama Inari shrine is just to the right of the main hall.