Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu

   The third main Hachiman shrine in the centre of Kamakura, seat of the Kamakura bakufu who maintained close connections with the shrine. It was established in 1063 with a bunrei of the Iwashimizu Hachimangu and hence the Usa Hachimangu. The reitaisai (great annual festival) is held on September 14-16th, with eve-of festival rituals on 14th, a parade of three mikoshi on 15th and on the final day a celebrated high-speed yabusame event founded by Yoritomo, Minamoto in the twelfth century which features three archers dressed in Kamakura hunting costume (karisho-zoku).