Ad
related to: map of kamakura and yokohama
Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Kamakura (鎌倉, Kamakura, ⓘ), officially Kamakura City (鎌倉市, Kamakura-shi), 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 km 2 over the total area of 39.67 km 2 (15.32 ...
A map of Kamakura with the Seven Entrances. The city of Kamakura, Kanagawa in Japan, is closed off on three sides by very steep hills and on the fourth by the sea: before the construction of several modern tunnels and roads, the so-called Seven Entrances (Nana-guchi), or Seven Passes (七切り通し, Nana-kiridoshi) (all artificial) were its main links to the rest of the world. [1]
Kanagawa Prefecture was the political and economic center of Japan during the Kamakura period when Kamakura was the de facto capital and largest city of Japan as the seat of the Kamakura shogunate from 1185 to 1333. Kanagawa Prefecture is a popular tourist area in the Tokyo region, with Kamakura and Hakone being two popular side trip destinations.
Kamakura period site submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Temples, Shrines and other structures of Ancient Kamakura [6] [7] Daibutsu Pass 35°19′38″N 139°31′59″E / 35.32709408°N 139.53318115°E / 35.32709408; 139.53318115 ( Daibutsu
Shōmyōji, at Kanazawa-ku Yokohama Japan. It is 34.2 cm by 51.8 cm. Only the western half of the map is extant. It is likely that the map was originally in possession of the medieval Kanazawa Bunko, which had been founded by the Kanesawa branch of the Hōjō clan, who was the de facto ruler of the Kamakura shogunate.
Keeling's Guide to Japan was a tourist guidebook published in several editions during the 19th century by the Yokohama-based firm, A. Farsari & Co. [1]. The full title is Keeling's Guide to Japan: Yokohama, Tokio, Hakone, Fujiyama, Kamakura, Yokoska, Kanozan, Narita, Nikko, Kioto, Osaka, Kobe, Etc. Etc.
The Great Buddha of Kamakura, cast in the 13th century. The Great Buddha of Kamakura (鎌倉大仏, Kamakura Daibutsu) is a large bronze statue of Amitābha, located on the temple grounds. Including the base, it measures 13.35 metres (43.8 ft) tall and weighs approximately 93 tonnes (103 tons). [1]
A map of Kamakura with the approximate location of the historical sites mentioned in the article. The darker color indicates flatland. Wakamiya Ōji (若宮大路) is a 1.8 km street in Kamakura, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, unusual because it is at the same time the city's main avenue and the approach (sandō (参道)) of its largest Shinto shrine, Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū.
Ad
related to: map of kamakura and yokohama