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Minamoto no Yoritomo is the "first Shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate".
He died on January 13, 1199 at the age of 53.
Minamoto no Yoritomo's grave is located at the top of the stairs next to Shirahata Shrine.
The grave is a multi-tiered pagoda.
The multi-tiered pagoda is said to have been "moved from Omidoji Temple" by Shimazu Shigehide in 1779 (An'ei 8).
When Minamoto no Yoritomo passed away, he was mourned at the Hokkedo.
① The Hokkedo was originally Minamoto no Yoritomo's "Jibutsudo" (a Buddhist statue that was worshiped on a daily basis: a place where the Kannon statue, which Yoritomo had deep faith in, was enshrined).
② After Minamoto no Yoritomo passed away, the name changed from Jibutsudo to Hokkedo (a mausoleum and tomb (ossuary).
③ In the Meiji era, the Hokkedo hall in front of his grave was destroyed as a result of the anti-Buddhist movement.
④ In 1872, Shirahata Shrine was built on the site, with Minamoto no Yoritomo as its deity.
The cause of Minamoto no Yoritomo's death
When Minamoto no Yoritomo went to a memorial service for the deceased wife of his vassal Inage Shigenari, he fell off his horse on the way back.
It is said that he died as a result of the fall.
The graves of "Minamoto no Yoritomo" and "Hojo Yoshitoki" are both designated as national historic sites.
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Minamoto no Yoritomo's grave is located at the top of the stone steps north of where Shirahata Shrine currently stands.
From there, if you go up the mountain 70 meters to the east, you will find the grave of Hojo Yoshitoki.
Hojo Yoshitoki was the second regent of the Kamakura Shogunate.
The graves of Minamoto no Yoritomo and Hojo Yoshitoki together are designated as a national historic site.
The grave of Minamoto no Yoritomo is located at the top of the stone steps north of where Shirahata Shrine currently stands.
From there, go 70 meters up the mountain to the east and you will find the grave of Hojo Yoshitoki.
