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Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine

Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 / GFDL

Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine

銭洗弁財天宇賀福神社

Kanagawa · Kanto

A hidden shrine in a rock-walled valley reached through a stone tunnel, where visitors wash money in a spring believed to double it; founded 1185 on Minamoto Yoritomo's orders.

Why we picked it

Off the main Kamakura temple circuit, tucked in a valley behind a tunnel entrance — genuinely atmospheric and little-visited relative to Kamakura's headline sites despite local renown.

Crowd level
Popular
Rating
4.3· 7,699 reviews
Opening hours
Daily 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Usual hours — confirm with the official site for holidays + seasonal closures.

Admission
Free shrine admission; ~¥100 for basket/incense/candle rental to wash coins.
Nearest station
Kamakura Station (JR/Enoden)
Website
kanagawa-jinja.or.jp/shrine/1205037-000

Today

8:00–16:30¥100

Stored weekly hours

Daily 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

How to get there

West exit, ~20-min walk uphill via Kehaizaka slope, through a rock tunnel to the shrine.

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