A researcher shows a dissembled part of Gwanwoldang, a building believed to be a royal shrine from the Joseon Dynasty ...

In 2019, she coordinated an exhibition about Kamakura cuisine in the medieval period. Many excavated items are actually waste materials from day-to-day life, with many pertaining to food.

The Elusive Samurai takes place in Japan during the year 1333 between the late Kamakura period and the early Muromachi period.It's a rough, unforgiving time for most people and the series does an ...

Takatori was the ninth Hojo regent, but, despite his status as a regent, they held the real power during the Kamakura Period, which lasted from 1192 C.E. – 1333 C.E.

Kamakura Period (1185-1333) The Kamakura period was the beginning of warrior class rule. The imperial court still handled civil affairs, but with the defeat of the Taira family, the Minamoto under ...

Why it’s important: Kamakura is so central to Japanese history that an era was named for it.During the Kamakura Period (1185 to 1333) generations of shogun, or military rulers, led a military ...

A study by the Cultural Affairs Agency has confirmed that a book on Christianity and a scroll section depicting an ox that were found at a used books store in Tokyo's Kanda district are cultural ...

Though far smaller, it was also for a short time the administrative center of Japan under the samurai regime of the Kamakura Period (1185-1333) shoguns.

In the early Kamakura period, women of samurai families held jitō posts. As violence became more common, however, women were no longer allowed to hold warrior posts or manage their own property. And ...