Temple
Gokuraku-ji
Kamakura•999m(12 min walk)
Inamuragasaki
稲村ヶ崎Kamakura, Kanagawa
Historic area
What makes this place special?
At a Glance
Inamuragasaki is a cape in south-western Kamakura that divides Yuigahama beach from Shichirigahama beach. Its name is said to come from its resemblance to stacked rice at harvest time, and a seaside park lies at its foot. The headland was once impassable by land and served as a natural defence for the military capital, so it appears often in old chronicles.
The cape is remembered for 1333, when the general Nitta Yoshisada attacked Kamakura and brought the Kamakura shogunate to an end. According to the Taiheiki, he threw his sword into the sea and prayed, and the tide drew back to open a path. Historians now think he may have used a low tide, and the site is a designated National Historic Site. The coast is also known for surfing and was the setting of the 1990 film Inamura Jane, and the Enoden railway stops at nearby Inamuragasaki Station.
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Visit Duration
60 minutes
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