In about a kilometer, the Buddhist temple Kenchōji, one of the Gozan—the five great Zen temples of the Kamakura period (1185–1333)—comes into view. Stepping through the Sōmon, the outer gate, we ...

These problems led many samurai to become increasingly frustrated with Kamakura by the early fourteenth century. Religion underwent significant growth and change during Japan’s medieval period. The ...

This module focuses on Japan’s medieval period, including the Kamakura (1185-1333), the Muromachi (1336-1573), and the Momoyama (1573-1603) shogunates. Photograph ...

The literary monk Kenko yearned for an “uncontaminated world,” even during the tumultuous rule of Emperor Go-Daigo, who ...

It is a gilded wooden statue about four meters tall and believed to have been made during the Kamakura Period (1185-1333), in or around 1200. Over the centuries, it moved from one place to another ...

This time we visit Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture. The site of Japan's capital 800 years ago, this historic city is filled with shrines and temples. Surrounded by mountains and the sea ...

In about a kilometer, the Buddhist temple Kenchōji, one of the Gozan—the five great Zen temples of the Kamakura period (1185–1333)—comes into view. Stepping through the Sōmon, the outer ...