Information AboutKamakura-gu |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT KAMAKURA-GU | |
| 1869 establishments | |
| 1869 architecture | |
| shinto shrines | |
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Prince Morinaga had fought on the side of Imperial Rule in the 1330s, but was captured by Ashikaga Takauji in 1334 . Ashikaga's younger brother Ashikaga Tadayoshi is said to have held Morinaga captive for nine months in a small cave at the site of the present Kamakura shrine. When Tadayoshi was forced to retreat from the shrine in battle, he gave the order for Morinaga's execution. He was beheaded on July 23 1335 . The cave still exists today in the rockface behind the shrine, and is a tourist attraction. It is four meters deep and has an area of 12 square meters. |
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