Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147–1199) founded his shogunate in Kamakura because of the natural protection provided by the surrounding mountains and ocean, and its role as a transportation hub.

The rebellion, known as the Jokyu Incident, was led by Retired Emperor Go-Toba against Hojo Yoshitoki, the regent of the Kamakura Shogunate, in 1221, the third year of Jokyu. Go-Toba’s forces ...

From the Kamakura shogunate (1185-1333) through the Ashikaga period (1336-1573) and into the Tokugawa shogunate (1603-1868), Japan was a military government plagued by constant struggles for power.

The mother of Hojo Tokiyori (1227-1263), a regent of the Kamakura Shogunate, busied herself with shoji screen repairs when her son was due to visit. She used a small dagger to cut out the torn ...