Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine

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A must-visit power spot in Kamakura for boosting your financial luck! Money cleansed in the Zeniarai water becomes blessed money, said to bring prosperity to your family and descendants.

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HighlightsThe Zeniarai spring, one of Kamakura's five famous waters, flows here.
Washed money is said to become blessed money, bringing prosperity to the family and descendants.
Said to have been founded by Minamoto no Yoritomo.
The tradition of money washing began when Hojo Tokiyori, the fifth Regent of the Kamakura Shogunate, washed money in this sacred spring, praying for the prosperity of his clan.
A tranquil world surrounded by the greenery of ancient trees, popular as a power spot and for financial blessings.

Basic Information

Address: 2-25-16 Sasazoe, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa-ken Search for tourist attractions in Kanagawa

Access: 20-minute walk from JR Kamakura Station West Exit Show route

Op.Hours: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM

Cld.Days: No days off

Fee: Free admission

INFO: - Smoking is prohibited on the temple grounds. - Please refrain from bringing pets. - Please observe silence during your visit. - For the money-washing ritual (Kin-un Kigan), please prepare the money you wish to wash beforehand. - After returning the strainer, please keep the washed money securely. - Please note that using the washed money in vending machines or other automated equipment may cause malfunctions.

HP: https://www.kanagawa-jinja.or.jp/shrine/1205037-000/

Overview

Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine, known as Kamakura's premier spot for good fortune, is famous for its Zeniarai spring water, one of Kamakura's five famous waters. Money cleansed in this water is said to become blessed money, bringing prosperity to the family and ensuring the long and peaceful lives of descendants. Its founding is said to date back to the time when Minamoto no Yoritomo established the Kamakura Shogunate. Legend tells that a human-headed, serpent-bodied water deity, Ugafuku-shin, appeared in Yoritomo's dream, proclaiming that offering prayers to gods and buddhas using the spring water in this location would bring peace to the land. Following this divine message, Yoritomo built the shrine. Later, Hojo Tokiyori, the fifth Regent of the Kamakura Shogunate who inherited Yoritomo's faith, washed money in this sacred spring, praying for the prosperity of his clan, thus giving rise to the tradition of money washing. The shrine grounds are a tranquil world surrounded by the greenery of ancient trees, offering a place for both physical and mental rejuvenation. Highly popular as a power spot, as well as for its fortune-boosting powers, many people visit. If you're visiting Kamakura, be sure to stop by.

Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Shrine

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