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Ginkgo · December

Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Ginkgo

Starts in ~5 wksShrine
鶴岡八幡宮 大イチョウ · Ginkgo · Tokyo Area
Ginkgo at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Ginkgo, 2-1-31 Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa
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About this spot

Kamakura's main shrine was famous for a 1,000-year-old ginkgo by its stone steps, which fell in a storm in 2010. A new tree is growing from the old stump, and the ginkgos around the grounds still turn gold each year. Free.

Getting there

Nearest station
10 min walk from Kamakura Station (JR Yokosuka Line)
Address
2-1-31 Yukinoshita, Kamakura, Kanagawa
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