MODERN/モダン 308 WADA 和田義盛 308 WADA 和田義盛 Wada Yoshimori was a member of Miura family clan and he was the grandson of Miura Yoshiaki. He served in the army of Minamotono Yoritomo. His residence was located near the Gen Hotel in the current Kamakura Sculpture Hall. In...
MODERN/モダン 307 YORITOMO 源頼朝 307 YORITOMO 源頼朝 Minamotono Yoritomo was the first person in Japan to engage in samurai government. He has moved the center of politics from Kyoto to Kamakura, and this new samurai system remained for next 600 years. Yoritomo was born in...
Modern/モダン 304 TOKIMASA 北条時政 304 TOKIMASA 北条時政 Hojo Tokimasa was the father of Hojo Masako and Tokifusa. As Minamotono Yoritomo (husband of Hojo Masako and the first ruler of Kamakura) was sent away to Izu, Tokimasa was ordered to watch him and lay the foundations of...
Modern/モダン 303 YOSHITOMO 源義朝 303 YOSHITOMO 源義朝 Minamotono Yoshitomo was the father of the first Kamakura Shogunate conquering general, Minamotono Yoritomo. During the down period of Genji family, Yoshitomo distinguished himself and became the chief among the Kawachi...
MODERN/モダン 302 YOSHITOKI 北条義時 302 YOSHITOKI 北条義時 Hojo Yoshitoki, son of Tokimasa Hojo and brother of Masako and Tokifusa, was the second regent of the Kamakura Shogunate. It is him who solidified the Hojo family regency and established the position of the Hojo family...
