13th-century Japanese people

was a Japanese Buddhist monk and philosopher of the Kamakura period. His teachings form the basis of Nichiren Buddhism, a unique branch of Japanese Mahayana Buddhism based on the Lotus Sutra.

96th emperor of Japan (r. 1318–1339)

a female samurai warrior who fought during the Genpei War from 1180 to 1185 CE

94th emperor of Japan

4th shogun of the Kamakura shogunate

2nd shogun of Kamakura shogunate

was a medieval Japanese blacksmith widely acclaimed as Japan's greatest swordsmith. He created swords and daggers, known in Japanese as tachi and tantō, in the Sōshū school. However, many of his forged tachi were made into katana by cutting the tang (nakago) in later times ("suriage"). For this reason, his only existing works are katana, tantō, and wakizashi. No exact dates are known for Masamune's life. It is generally agreed that he made most of his swords between 1288 and 1328. Some stories list his family name as , but some experts believe this is a fabrication to enhance the standing of t

was a Japanese sculptor of the Kei school, which flourished in the Kamakura period. He specialized in statues of the Buddha and other important Buddhist figures. Unkei's early works are fairly traditional, similar in style to pieces by his father, Kōkei. However, the sculptures he produced for the Tōdai-ji in Nara show a flair for realism different from anything Japan had seen before. Today, Unkei is the best known of the Kei artists, and many art historians consider him its "most distinguished member".

female samurai warrior of the late 12th and early 13th century

Japanese noble

Founder of the Shimazu samurai clan

Daijō Daijin

Japanese samurai

Japanese samurai woman