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Kamakura

Kamakura
鎌倉市
City
Kamakura City Hall
Kamakura City Hall
Flag of Kamakura
Flag
Official seal of Kamakura
Seal
Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture
Kamakura is located in Japan
Kamakura
Kamakura
 
Coordinates: 35°19′N 139°33′E / 35.317°N 139.550°E / 35.317; 139.550Coordinates: 35°19′N 139°33′E / 35.317°N 139.550°E / 35.317; 139.550
Country Japan
Region Kantō
Prefecture Kanagawa Prefecture
Government
 • Mayor Takashi Matsuo
Area
 • Total 39.53 km2 (15.26 sq mi)
Population (September 1, 2016)
 • Total 172,302
 • Density 4,358.77/km2 (11,289.2/sq mi)
Time zone Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
– Tree Yamazakura (Prunus jamasakura)
– Flower Gentian
Phone number 0467-23-3000
Address 18-10 Onarimachi, Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa-ken 248-8686
Website www.city.kamakura.kanagawa.jp

Kamakura (鎌倉市 Kamakura-shi?) is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, about 50 kilometres (31 miles) south-south-west of Tokyo. Although Kamakura proper is today rather small, it is often described in history books as a former de facto capital of Japan as the seat of the Shogunate and of the Regency during the Kamakura Period. Kamakura was designated as a city on November 3, 1939.

As of September 1, 2016, the modern city has an estimated population of 172,302 and a population density of 4,358.77 persons per km². The total area is 39.53 km2 (15.26 sq mi).

As a coastal city with a high number of seasonal festivals, as well as ancient Buddhist and Shinto shrines and temples, Kamakura is a popular tourist destination within Japan.

Surrounded to the north, east and west by hills and to the south by the open water of Sagami Bay, Kamakura is a natural fortress. Before the construction of several tunnels and modern roads that now connect it to Fujisawa, Ofuna and Zushi, on land it could be entered only through narrow artificial passes, among which the seven most important were called Kamakura's Seven Entrances (鎌倉七口?), a name sometimes translated as "Kamakura's Seven Mouths". The natural fortification made Kamakura an easily defensible stronghold.


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