Japan 47 Prefectures Coin Program

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Capital City: Yokohama
Population in 2010 (thousands): 9,061
Area (square km): 2,416

Kanagawa Coin

1000 yen silver coin

Image of Kanagawa design of 1,000 yen
(Obverse design: Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine and Yabusame (horseback archery))

Kamakura was a center of samurai government and Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine was built in the later 12th century to protect the shogunate. Yabusame is a type of mounted archery in traditional Japanese archery. An archer on a running horse shoots arrows at targets. This event at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is held in Hojo-e ceremony, which respects to living creatures, and dedicated as a shrine ritual.