Detail of architectural decoration and Ema. Hongu of Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Shinto Shrine. Kamakura. Kanagawa Prefecture. Japan

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Detail of architectural decoration and Ema (good wishes written on wooden plates). Hongu (Senior Shrine). Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Shinto Shrine complex. The Shrine was originally built in 1063 in Zaimokuza (influenced by Feng Shui Chinese doctrine) and moved to its present location in 1191 by Minamoto no Yoritomo (founder of the Kamakura shogunate). Kamakura. Kanagawa Prefecture. Japan

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Size: 5200px × 3453px
Location: Kamakura. Kanagawa Prefecture. Japan
Photo credit: © M. A. Muñoz Pellicer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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