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Where is Kamakura? (JP)

Kamakura is a city located in JP.
Latitude 35.31085 Longitude 139.54698

  Kamakura location on the JP map

Information about Kamakura

• City: Kamakura
• Country: JP
• Latitude: 35.31085
• Longitude: 139.54698
• Time Zone: Asia/Tokyo

City of Kamakura

Kamakura (鎌倉, Kamakura; [ka̠ma̠kɯ̟ɾa̠] ), officially Kamakura City (鎌倉市, Kamakura-shi), is a city of Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan. It is located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshu. The city has an estimated population of 172,929 (1 September 2020) and a population density of 4,359 people per km2 over the total area of 39.67 km2 (15.32 sq mi). Kamakura was designated as a city on 3 November 1939. Kamakura was Japan's de facto capital when it was the seat of the Kamakura shogunate from 1185 to 1333, established by Minamoto no Yoritomo. It was the first military government in Japan's history. After the downfall of the shogunate, Kamakura saw a temporary decline. However, during the Edo period, it regained popularity as a tourist destination among the townspeople of Edo. Despite suffering significant losses of historical and cultural assets due to the Great Kantō Earthquake in 1923, Kamakura continues to be one of the major tourist attractions in the Kantō region, known for its historical landmarks such as Tsurugaoka Hachimangū and the Great Buddha of Kamakura.
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