With "Anākī: The Law and Economics of Samurai Organization," Leeson examines the birth of the Kamakura Bakufu (literally "tent government") in medieval Japan. The samurai were a class of skilled ...

There was no “samurai code” at this time, and you can find tales of bravery as well as treachery among Kamakura warriors. Many fought in order to earn fame and rewards. For that reason, they often ...

This module focuses on Japan’s medieval period, including the Kamakura (1185-1333), the Muromachi (1336-1573), and the Momoyama (1573-1603) shogunates. Photograph ...

The Elusive Samurai merges action and humor in a historical ... The anime takes place after the fall of the Kamakura Shogunate and follows the young Tokiyuki Hojo in his quest to take revenge ...

Riders in samurai costumes galloped through the precincts of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu shrine in a display of yabusame (mounted archery), as the Kamakura Festival returned for the first time in four ...

Kamakura is located in Kanagawa Prefecture, an hour from Tokyo by train. The city was founded 800 years ago as the first capital in Japan built by the samurai class.