Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Jinja Shrine

“Wash your coins in spring water — legend says your money doubles.”

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The Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Jinja Shrine is located in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. One of the few surviving shrines combining Buddhist and Shinto elements, it managed to emerge safely from the tribulations of the Meiji restoration. Popular for being a “coin washing” shrine, it is believed by locals that, through the washing of money in a shrine ritual, your money will be doubled. It is a good deal of fun to test your favor while taking in the natural beauty of the Zeniarai Benzaiten Shrine. It is a bit out of the way in a quiet residential area and you need to go through a small tunnel to enter its main area.

Photograph provided by Kamakura City Tourist Association

Spot NameZeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Jinja Shrine
Postal Code〒248-0017
Address2-25-16 Sasuke, Kamakura City, Kanagawa
Telephone Number0467-25-1081
Official URLhttp://www.kamakura-burabura.com/meisyokamakurazeniaraibenten.htm
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What is Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Jinja Shrine?
Wash your coins in spring water — legend says your money doubles.
Where is Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Jinja Shrine?
Zeniarai Benzaiten Ugafuku Jinja Shrine is located at 2-25-16 Sasuke, Kamakura City, Kanagawa.
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