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Notice Regarding Distribution of Five-Yen Coins Purified at Zeni-Arai Benzaiten Shrine

1/30/2026

As our hotel temporarily closes from February 18th (until checkout), we would like to gift a five-yen coin purified at the Zeniarai Benten Shrine to our guests, with the hope that our connection remains strong during this time and that it brings you continued blessings.
In Japan, five yen is called go-en, which also means “good connection.”
Its perforated center symbolizes a clear path ahead and strong bonds, and it is said to bring blessings.
We look forward to welcoming you again when our hotel reopens.

[About Zeniarai Benzaiten Uga Shrine]
Zeniarai Benzaiten Uga Shrine, also known as Zeniarai Benten Shrine, is located in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture. People visit the shrine to wash their money (zeni‑arai means “coin washing”). It is said that money washed in the shrine’s cave spring will double, making it a popular spot believed to bring good fortune.
In the late Heian period, Minamoto no Yoritomo, the founder of the Kamakura government, had a prophetic dream in which a deity called Ugafukujin, a water god, appeared to him. In the dream, Ugafukujin told him that there was a spring hidden inside a cave with sacred water. Yoritomo was instructed to worship at this spring, with the promise that doing so would bring peace and prosperity to the land.

We are planning to reopen in April 2027 and look forward to welcoming you back.

HOTEL ALLAMANDA AOYAMA
TEL:0120-913-445
2-7-13 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061, Japan

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