Kamakura-gū

is a shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. It was erected by Emperor Meiji in 1869 to enshrine the spirit of Prince Morinaga, who was imprisoned and later executed where the shrine now stands in 1335 by order of Ashikaga Tadayoshi. For this reason, the shrine is also known as from the Prince's full name (Ōtōnomiya Morinaga).

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It sits within the topics 1869 establishments in Japan, Fifteen Shrines of the Kenmu Restoration and Former Beppyo shrines.

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Instance of: Shinto shrine
Country: Japan
Dedicated to: Moriyoshi-shinnō
Official website: www.kamakuraguu.jp
Image: Kamakuragu Main Hall.jpg

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name in kana: かまくらぐう
Commons category: Kamakura-gu
inception: 1869-00-00
street address: 神奈川県鎌倉市二階堂154

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Prince Morinaga was Ashikaga Takauji's most dangerous political rival in Kyoto, so he was arrested with a pretext by him in 1334 and first kept prisoner there, then had him sent to Kamakura. Ashikaga's younger brother Tadayoshi held Morinaga captive for nine months in a small cave at the site of the present Kamakura-gū. When Tadayoshi was forced to retreat from Kamakura after losing a battle to Hōjō Tokiyuki, before leaving he gave the order for Morinaga's execution. The Prince 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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