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With him are two other worthy companions: Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Ieyasu’s mentor, and the great 12th-century warrior Minamoto no Yoritomo, who founded the Kamakura shogunate — and whom Ieyasu claimed as an ancestor.
Japan’s austere, ruthless, but statesmanlike new ruler, Yoritomo Minamoto, set up his government in Kamakura (just south of modern Tokyo), well away from the “softening” influence of court life that had been the undoing of his predecessor, Kiyomori.
The Kamakura shogunate was founded late in the 12th century after a long and bloody rivalry between two noble factions over control of the imperial court.
In Kamakura proper, don’t miss Tsuru-ga-oka Hachimangu, the shrine complex built by Yoritomo no Minamoto, the first Kamakura shogun.
Engakuji is Kamakura’s largest temple complex; often wracked by fire and earthquake, 17 of the original 46 buildings have survived.