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Research Topics on: kamakura

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Books on: kamakura

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Journal Articles on: kamakura

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Magazine Articles on: kamakura

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Newspaper Articles on: kamakura

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    Exploring Tokyo and Surroundings
    Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 15, 2003
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...the city. A day trip from Tokyo to Kamakura can be accomplished by rail from Roppongi...minutes for the 50-minute ride to Kamakura. The Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine is a 10-minute walk from the Kamakura Station. This shrine ranks with the...
     
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    Religion Finds Fallow Fields in Japan Today; 'Not a Lot of Interest' after Aum Case
    Newspaper article; The Washington Times, December 27, 2002
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...temples such as Hase-Kannon temple in Kamakura, dedicated to the goddess of mercy...portion of the Kencho-ji Temple in Kamakura. Buddhism claimed many adherents of...meditating devotees at Kencho-ji Temple in Kamakura. Buddhism came to Japan sometime around...
     
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    Lost in Translation; MARK ELLIS Battles the Language Barrier and Enjoys the Sights - and Great Sushi - of the Coolest City in Japan
    Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), August 22, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...boarded a smaller commuter train bound for Kamakura, a religious centre by the sea, full of...here you must visit the Great Buddha of Kamakura, a national treasure known locally as the Kamakura Daibutsu, a 36ft-high bronze statue cast...
     
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    Noguchi's Good-Earth Sculptures
    Newspaper article; The Washington Times, May 31, 2003
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...traditional potter Kitaoji Rosanjins Kita-Kamakura ceramics compound. The sculptor, using...closely identified. The work at Kita-Kamakura would be his last, and largest, body...functional and sculptural ceramics at the Kamakura Museum of Modern Art, and theyre well...
     
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    A Serendipitous Sojourn to Asia
    Newspaper article by Allen Bradford; The Washington Times, November 15, 1998
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...plan. TEMPLE TIME My first stop was Kamakura, Japan, and that was the longest day...attendants serve cocktails and food. Kamakura is a small seaside town with character...seen up close - it seems to enfold you. Kamakura became my base while I used a seven...
     

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Encyclopedia Articles on: kamakura

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    Kamakura
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    KAMAKURA kama koora, city (1990 pop. 174,307...of more than 80 shrines and temples. Kamakura is especially famous for its daibutsu...statue of Kannon, the goddess of mercy. Kamakura was splendid as the seat of Yoritomo and...
     
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    Japanese Art
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...in the sculpture of Jocho (11th cent.). The Kamakura Period In the Kamakura period (late 12th 14th cent.) the country was...continued by Kokei, Kaikei, and Unkei, the principal Kamakura sculptor. These artists imbued their works with...
     
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    Yoritomo
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...warrior and dictator, founder of the Kamakura shogunate. After a prolonged struggle...established his bakufu (headquarters) at Kamakura, and rewarded his retainers with estates...Court and Bakufu in Japan: Essays in Kamakura History (1982...
     
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    Japan
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...of shogun , established his capital at Kamakura, and set up a military dictatorship...gave way to the Hojo, who managed the Kamakura administration as regents for puppet...revolt brought about the downfall of the Kamakura regime. The Ashikaga family took over...
     
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    Kanagawa
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...980,421), E central Honshu, Japan. Yokohama is the capital. Other important cities include Kawasaki, Yokosuka, and Kamakura (a religious center). The urban belt of the eastern part of the prefecture merges with Tokyo to the north. Flowers and...
     

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