Icigaya Hachimangu Shrine
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- Formal Name
- Ichigaya Kamegaoka Hachimangu
- Current Address
- Shinjuku-ku, Ichigayahachiman-cho
- Description
- When Ota Dokan constructed Edo Castle, he enshrined Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine in Kamakura to Bancho, and established it as Kamegaoka Hachimangu Shrine, after that it was moved to Ichigaya and renamed. The shrine grounds were lively and featured impersonators and Japanese puppet shows.
