Where Was the Kamakura Shogunate and When Did It Begin?

Wakamiya-ōji, the approach to Tsurugaoka Hachimangū, viewed from the shrine. (Photo courtesy of the author)

The stretch extending from the Nishimikado (foreground) to Kanazawa-kaidō in the distance is considered one side of the grounds of the Kamakura shogun’s residence. (Photo courtesy of the author)

The grave of Minamoto no Yoritomo, near the ruins of the Ōkura shogunate. (Photo courtesy of the author)