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4/13/2008 - 4/20/2008Kamakura Festival
Kamakura,
Japan
The two highlights of the Kamakura Festival are Shizuka-no-mai and Yabusame. Shizuka-no-mai is a traditional dance at the Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Shrine. Yabusame is an exhibition of archery on horseback in a lane in the shrine's precincts. Both events are set at the height of the cherry blossom season, when this ancient shrine is looking at its splendid best.
Themes:
Spectacle
, Culture
, History
, Religion
, Nature & Wildlife
, Entertainment
Hours: Shizuka-no-mai 1100-1700; Yabusame 1300-1600.
Cost: Free.
Where: Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu Shrine
1-31, Yukinoshita 2-chome
Kamakura
Kanagawa
248-0005
Kamakura, Japan
Getting there:
Rail: JR Yokosuka Line from Tokyo Shinagawa is 1 hour to Kamakura. For getting around Kamakura, use the picturesque coastal single track Enoshima Electric train (Eno-den).
Foot: From Kamakura Station you are already in the shrine precincts. From the station's east exit turn left at traffic lights and you will see a 6m (20ft) torii or gateway flanked by stone dogs. The shrine is a short walk from there.
Contact Information:
Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
1-31 Yukinoshita 2-chome
Kamakura
Kanagawa
248 0005
Japan
Telephone: +81 (0)467 220 315.
Website: www.hachimangu.or.jp
