鶴岡八幡宮

Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū

English: Tsurugaoka Hachiman Shrine

日本語: 鶴岡八幡宮

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  Ichi no Torii, the first torii of the shrine's approach
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  Ni no Torii, the second torii of the shrine's approach
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  the Dankazura at the center of the shrine's approach
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  San no Torii, the third torii of the shrine's approach, at the shrine's entrance. Note the arched bidge
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  The arched bridge
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  Passed San no Torii
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  The shrine's peony garden
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  The main shrine complex
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  Offertory sake barrels near the Kagura-den
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  Sorei Jinja near the sake barrels
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  The Kagura-den
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  Stairs to the Senior Shrine and the old ginkgo
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  The Junior Shrine
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  Gate of the Senior Shrine
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  The name of the shrine on a tablet on the gable
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  The Senior Shrine
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  View from the Senior Shrine
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  Maruyama Inari Jinja
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  Shirahata Jinja
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  A wedding ceremony

The fall of the great ginkgo

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  The ginkgo tree was uprooted at its base.
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  The fallen ginkgo about to be cut and carried away.
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  Workers about to start cutting the tree.
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  The tree has been readied for disposal.
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  The pieces are carried away.
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  What remains of the tree
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  A section of the tree was replanted and the roots left in the hope they will produce a sapling
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  Hachiman-gū's new profile