Kamakura
Sign in to save, officially , is a city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. It is located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 people per km2 over the total area of . Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939.
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Kamakura is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture on Japan's main island of Honshu, with a population of approximately 173,000 people as of 2020. It was officially designated as a city in 1939 and is located in the Kanto region of Japan.
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Key facts
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- Kamakura
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- Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture
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Article
32 sectionsContents
- Toponomy
- History
- Early history
- Kamakura period
- Nichiren in Kamakura
- Fall of the Kamakura shogunate
- Muromachi and Edo periods
- Meiji period and the 20th century
- Geography
- Kita-Kamakura (Yamanouchi)
- Wakamiya Ōji and the shogunate's six avenues
- Demographics
- Notable locations
- {{transliteration|ja|Yagura}} tombs
- {{Anchor|Shakado}}Shakadō Pass
- Festivals and other events
- January
- February
- April
- May
- August
- September
- Transportation
- Rail
- Highway
- Education
- Government and administration
- Sister cities
- Notes
- Citations
- General and cited references
- External links
, officially , is a city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. It is located in the Kanto region on the island of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 people per km2 over the total area of . Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939.
Kamakura was Japan's de facto capital when it was the seat of the Kamakura shogunate from 1185 to 1333, established by Minamoto no Yoritomo. It was the first military government in Japan's history. After the downfall of the shogunate, Kamakura saw a temporary decline. However, during the Edo period, it regained popularity as a tourist destination among the townspeople of Edo. Despite suffering significant losses of historical and cultural assets due to the Great Kantō Earthquake in 1923, Kamakura continues to be one of the major tourist attractions in the Kanto region, known for its historical landmarks such as Tsurugaoka Hachimangū and the Great Buddha of Kamakura.