鎌倉時代
Kamakura
1185 - 1333
Overview
The beginning of military rule (Shogunate). Power shifted from the elegant court in Kyoto to the warrior class in Kamakura.
Significance
Rise of the Samurai and Zen Buddhism. A time of social upheaval and realism in art.
Yokai Context
As war became common, yokai became grittier and more grotesque. Tales of warrior ghosts and battlefield specters like the Gashadokuro have roots in the mass death of this and following eras.
Key Events
1192
Minamoto no Yoritomo Becomes Shogun
The first military government (bakufu) is established in Kamakura.
ConnectionThe rise of warrior culture created new yokai narratives - heroic demon-slayers and honorable ghosts.
1274
Mongol Invasion Attempts
The Mongol fleet is destroyed twice by typhoons, called 'Divine Wind' (Kamikaze).
ConnectionThe storms were attributed to divine intervention, reinforcing belief in protective kami and sea spirits.