Wednesday, July 05, 2006


(I'm still blogging about Kamakura...) Across town is Hachimanguu, one of the most famous shrines in Japan. Hachiman is the Shinto god of war, and was chosen by the Minamoto clan as the guardian of their samurai. After visiting Hachimanguu, we visited the grave of Minamoto Yoritomo, the first Kamakura shogun.