At the beginning of the Middle Ages, Kamakura became the capital of the samurai government. As a result, shrines and temples that were treated as guardian deities and Buddhas of the samurai government were established in Kamakura, and it continued to be a place of worship for the samurai for about 700 years until the end of the early modern period.
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The Kamakura period was also a time when exchanges with China were resumed, and a culture very different from the previous period flourished, centering around Kamakura. The most representative example of this was Zen, which, when combined with the samurai's sense of morality, gave rise to the philosophy that would become the source of Bushido.
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There are twenty in total.
| Asset Name | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine | Religion/Guardian deity of the samurai |
| 2 | The Great Buddha (of Kamakura) | Religion/Guardian Buddha of the Samurai |
| 3 | Egara Ten Shrine | Religion/Guardian deity of the samurai |
| 4 | Jufuku-ji Temple | Zen Buddhism |
| 5 | Kakuon-ji Temple | Samurai culture |
| 6 | Joukoumyou-ji Temple | Samurai culture |
| 7 | Kentyou-ji Temple | Zen Buddhism/Samurai culture |
| 8 | Joumyou-ji Temple | Zen Buddhism |
| 9 | Syoumyou-ji Temple | Samurai culture |
| 10 | Enkaku-ji Temple | Zen Buddhism/Samurai culture |
| 11 | Jouchi-ji Temple | Zen Buddhism |
| 12 | Zuisen-ji Temple | Zen Buddhism/Samurai culture |
1:Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine
2:The Great Buddha (of Kamakura)
3:Egara Tenjin Shrine
4:Jufuku-ji Temple
5:Kakuon-ji Temple
6:Joukoumyou-ji Temple
7:Kentyou-ji Temple
8:Joumyou-ji Temple
9:Syoumyou-ji Temple
10:Enkaku-ji Temple
11:Jouchi-ji Temple
12:Zuisen-ji Temple
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