Kanazawa Road

...To the east of Yoritomo's tomb is the ancient Egara Tenjin Shrine, and Kamakura Shrine, founded in 1869 (Meiji 2). To the north of that is Kakuon-ji Temple, and to the east of Kamakura Shrine are the ruins of Nikaido Eifuku-ji Temple and Zuisen-ji Temple. The road that runs east-west in front of Yoritomo's tomb is the Kanazawa Road, which passes through the ancient temples of Sugimoto-ji Temple, Jomyoji Temple, and Asahina Kiridoshi before heading out to Kanazawa-Hakkei on the Tokyo Bay coast. The coast of Sagami Bay is divided in two by the mouth of the Namegawa River, which flows through the center of the old Kamakura city area. On the east bank is Zaimokuza Beach, and on the west bank is Yuigahama Beach, both of which are crowded with beachgoers in the summer. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kanazawa Road" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…頼朝墓の東には社歴の古い荏柄（えがら）天神，1869年(明治2)創建の鎌倉宮があり，その北には覚園寺，鎌倉宮の東には二階堂永福寺跡，瑞泉寺がある。頼朝墓前を東西に走る道路は金沢道で，古寺杉本寺，浄明寺，朝比奈切通しを経て東京湾岸の金沢八景へ抜ける。相模湾沿岸は，旧鎌倉市街地の中央を流れる滑川の河口によって二分され，その東岸が材木座海岸，西岸が由比ヶ浜海岸で，夏季は海水浴客でにぎわう。…

※「金沢道」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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