Minamoto no Sanetomo
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Minamoto no Sanetomo was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the third shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate. He was the second son of the Kamakura shogunate founder, Minamoto no Yoritomo. His mother was Hōjō M
Painting of Minamoto no Sanetomo by Yashima Gakutei. Edo period c. 1825.
Sanetomo in court clothing, painting by the priest Goshin.
Grand stairway at Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gū in Kamakura – the scene of Sanetomo's assassination
Shinto symbolism encompasses the girth of the ancient ginkgo tree at the foot of the stairs leading to the upper level of Kamakura's great Hachiman Shrine. The tree, near the spot where Sanetomo was ambushed and killed, was blown down on 10 March 2010.
Hōjō Masako
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Hōjō Masako was a Japanese female samurai and politician who exercised significant power in the early years of the Kamakura period, which was reflected by her contemporary sobriquet of the "nun shogun
Minamoto no Sanetomo
…daimyo and the third shōgun of the Kamakura shogunate. He was the second son of the Kamakura shogunate founder, Minamoto no Yoritomo. His mother was Hōjō Masako and his older brother was the second Kamakura shogun Minamoto no Yoriie. His childhood name was Senman (千万). He was the last head of the Minamoto clan…
Hōjō Masako by Kikuchi Yōsai (菊池 容斎)
Minamoto no Yoritomo being admitted to the house of Masako, daughter of Hojo Tokimasa (right).
Hōjō Masako
Hōjō Masako's tomb at the Jufuku-ji, Kamakura, Japan