Over 800 years ago, Kamakura flourished as Japan’s shogunal ... war and fire—the present shrine building dates from the Edo period (1603–1868)—but the rituals and costumes herald back ...
This module focuses on Japan’s medieval period, including the Kamakura (1185-1333), the Muromachi (1336-1573), and the Momoyama (1573-1603) shogunates. Photograph ...
and “The Mongol Invasion,” a picture scroll dating from the Kamakura Period (1185-1333). The Council for Cultural Affairs submitted a report July 16 to the education minister proposing that ...
While katanas are most often associated with the Edo period (1603-1868), the history of the single-edged sword goes as far back as the Kamakura period (1185-1333), when the term was first used to ...