Wakaejima Island

Japanese: 和賀江島 - わかえじま

This Kamakura-era island was built as a port facility at the tip of Cape Iijima along Zaimokuza Coast in Kamakura, Sagami Province. In 1232, the sainted monk O-Amidabutsu made a vow to build the island for the safety and convenience of ships docking, and with the permission of the shogunate, it was built in about 20 days. Materials for repairing Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine were landed here, and Chinese ships also came to the port. In 1349, following the precedent set by Ninsho, the elders of Gokurakuji Temple were granted the right to repair the island and collect rice taxes from Iijima. Prior to this, in 1307, the monks of Gokurakuji Temple, who were the inspectors of the Wagae checkpoint, had filed a complaint against the residents of Wagae for theft of rice and other disturbances, and it is certain that the island was under the control of Gokurakuji Temple at the end of the Kamakura period. During the Edo period, it was also used as an anchorage for ships carrying materials for repairing Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, and the island was also restored. It was also a mooring point for fishing boats from the surrounding villages, and there were disputes over the ownership of the island. It is the only surviving site of a port built in the Kamakura period, and has been designated a national historic site.
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Japanese:

相模国鎌倉の材木座海岸沿いの飯島岬突端に，港湾施設としてつくられた鎌倉時代の築島。1232年船の着岸の安全と便利のために，勧進聖人往阿弥陀仏が発願し，幕府の許可を得て約二十数日で築かれた。鶴岡八幡宮の修理用材はここで陸揚げされ，また唐船も入港していたとみられる。1349年には忍性の時の先例に任せ，極楽寺長老に〈築島〉を修築し，飯島の敷地や升米を徴収する権利が認められている。これより前，1307年には和賀江関所沙汰人である極楽寺の行者らが，和賀江住人が関米を奪うなどの乱妨を働いたとして訴えており，鎌倉時代末期には極楽寺の管理下にあったことは確実である。江戸時代にも鶴岡八幡宮修理用材を積んだ船の停泊場所として利用され，島の修復工事も施された。また周辺の村の漁船の停泊場所でもあり，島の帰属をめぐる争いなどもあった。現存する唯一の鎌倉時代築港跡として，国史跡に指定されている。
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