Minamoto no Yoritomo

Minamoto no Yoritomo was a SAMURAI who lived in the Heian era.
He is the first samurai who established the shogunate which is the government of samurais apart from the Imperial Court.
The shogunate was located at Kamakura in Japan, so it was called "Kamakura Bakuhu".
It was 1192.(According to another view, it's said in 1185)

He was defeated by Taira no Kiyomori at the battle in his boyhood, and then he was exiled to the land of Izu.
However he made a comeback, and waged battle against the Taira clan, and won in the end.

He is known by establishing the shogunate, on the other hand he is also known as a cruel SAMURAI, because he even killed his brother Yoshitsune to protect his position.

KAMAKURA

Winter in Japan, people create "Kamakura" with snow.
It's the snow dome which hardened and made snow.

Japanese eat something in there or make an altar.
It's not only a sacred rite, but also means of child's play.
You could see this "KAMAKURA" in the land which snow often.

If you are interested in "KAMAKURA", you could see that in this site.
Although the text of this homepage is written in Japanese, you could see some photographs of "KAMAKURA".