Editing Kamakura (section)

== Festivals and other events ==
{{Main article|Kamakura's festivals and events}}
[[File:Mini-samurai-Kamakura Matsuri.jpg|thumb|The parade during the Kamakura Festival]]
Kamakura has many festivals ({{Nihongo||祭り|[[matsuri]]}}) and other events in each of the seasons, usually based on its rich historical heritage. They are often sponsored by private businesses and, unlike those in [[Kyoto]], they are relatively small-scale events attended mostly by locals and a few tourists.<ref name="KOT170">Kamakura Shōkō Kaigijo (2008: 170–188)</ref> January in particular has many because it is the first month of the year, so authorities, fishermen, businesses and artisans organize events to pray for their own health and safety, and for a good and prosperous working year. Kamakura's numerous temples and shrines, first among them city symbols Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū and Kenchō-ji, organize many events too, bringing the total to over a hundred.<ref name="KOT170"/>

=== January ===
* January 4: {{Nihongo||手斧初式|Chōna-hajimeshiki}} at Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū: This event marks the beginning of the working year for local construction workers who, for the ceremony, use traditional working tools.<ref name="KOT170"/> The festival also commemorates Minamoto no Yoritomo, who ordered the reconstruction of the main building of the shrine after it was destroyed by fire in 1191.<ref name="KOT170"/> The ceremony takes place at 1:00{{nbsp}}pm at Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū.<ref name="KCL"/>

=== February ===
* Day before the first day of spring (usually February 3): {{Nihongo||節分祭|Setsubun Matsuri}} at Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū, [[Kenchō-ji]], [[Kaikōzan Hase-dera|Hase-dera]], [[Kamakura-gū]], etc.: Celebration of the end of winter.<ref name="KOT170"/> Soybeans are scattered in the air to ensure good luck.<ref name="KOT170"/>

=== April ===
*2nd to 3rd Sunday: {{transliteration|ja|Kamakura Matsuri}} at Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū and other locations: A whole week of events that celebrate the city and its history.<ref name="KOT170"/>

===May===
* May 5: {{Nihongo||草鹿|Kusajishi}} at the Kamakura Shrine: Archers in samurai gear shoot arrows at a straw deer while reciting old poems.<ref name="KOT170"/>

=== August ===
* August 10 (or following Monday if it falls on a Saturday): A full hour of fireworks on the beach in [[Yuigahama]].<ref name="KCL"/>

=== September ===
* September 14, 15 and 16: {{Nihongo||鶴岡八幡宮例大祭|Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū Reitaisai}}: Famous festival with many attractions, the most famous of which is the {{Nihongo||流鏑馬|[[yabusame]]}}, or Japanese horseback archery, which takes place on the 16th.<ref name="KCL">Kamakura City's List of Festivals and Events</ref>