Wakamiya Ōji
Wakamiya Ōji (若宮大路) is a 1.8 km street in Kamakura, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, unusual because it is at the same time the city's main avenue and the approach (sandō (参道)) of its largest Shinto shrine, Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū. Over the centuries Wakamiya Ōji has gone thorough an extreme change. A heavily trafficked road today, it used to be, to the contrary, off limits to most people as a sacred space. At the time of the Kamakura shogunate it was an essential part of the city's religious life, and as such it hosted many ceremonies and was rich with symbolism. Since its construction Wakamiya Ōji has been the backbone of the city's street planning and the center of its cultural life. The street has been declared a Historic Site and was chosen as one of the best 100 streets in Japa
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Wakamiya Ōji
Wakamiya Ōji (若宮大路) is a 1.8 km street in Kamakura, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, unusual because it is at the same time the city's main avenue and the approach (sandō (参道)) of its largest Shinto shrine, Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū. Over the centuries Wakamiya Ōji has gone thorough an extreme change. A heavily trafficked road today, it used to be, to the contrary, off limits to most people as a sacred space. At the time of the Kamakura shogunate it was an essential part of the city's religious life, and as such it hosted many ceremonies and was rich with symbolism. Since its construction Wakamiya Ōji has been the backbone of the city's street planning and the center of its cultural life. The street has been declared a Historic Site and was chosen as one of the best 100 streets in Japa
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Wakamiya Ōji (若宮大路) is a 1.8 k ...... the best 100 streets in Japan.
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若宮大路(わかみやおおじ)は、神奈川県鎌倉市の由比ヶ浜(滑川交差点)から鶴岡八幡宮に通じる参道であり、同市の目抜き通りの一つ。
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Wakamiya Ōji (若宮大路) is a 1.8 k ...... f the best 100 streets in Japa
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若宮大路(わかみやおおじ)は、神奈川県鎌倉市の由比ヶ浜(滑川交差点)から鶴岡八幡宮に通じる参道であり、同市の目抜き通りの一つ。
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Wakamiya Ōji
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若宮大路
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