Yoyogi Hachimangū Shrine from "Guide to Famous Spots of Edo Vol.3"
Compiled by Saitō Chōshū, Painted by Hasegawa Settan 1834-1836 (Tempō 5 to Tempō 7) Kaga Collection 256

Yoyogi Hachimangū Shrine was said to have been founded by a retainer of the second Kamakura shogun Minamoto no Yoriie in 1212 (the second year of Kenryaku) when he built a small shrine and called upon Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Shrine.


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