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Kamakura period鎌倉時代alternative words: Kamakurajidai, Kamakura reign, Kamakura jidai, Kamakura era keywords: epoch related topics: Minamoto no Yoritomo , Ink painting , Kamakura shogunate , Hojoshi , Jodo sect , Nichiren sect , Zen , Invasion of Mongols related web sites: http://www.geocities.co.jp/HeartLand-Kaede/2996/ , http://www.tamagawa.ac.jp/sisetu/kyouken/kamakura/ , http://www.hikyaku.com/gallery/english/kamakur.htm explanation: Period beginning with the nomination of Minamoto no Yoritomo to "shogun" in 1192 and ended with the suppression of a regency (Shikken) perpetuated by Hojo family in 1333. It is the first regime dominated by samurai clans and the Japanese political center left also firstly Kinki region. This period is characterized by a development of money based economy and Japanese own cultures such as new Buddhist sects and art. Mongols tried to invade two times Japan (1274 and 1281). | |