KAMAKURA - RISE AND FALL OF THE SHOGUNS Episode 4.
A Medieval History of Japan.
Episode 4: SUNSET OF THE SHOGUNS - Kamakura's decline. Kamakura in the later medieval and early modern periods.
In the final episode of this documentary series, we look at the fall of the Kamakura shogunate, the rise and fall of later Japanese shogunates, their effect on Kamakura, and Kamakura's effect on them.
Power ebbed away from Kamakura in the 14th and 15th centuries, yet all subsequent would-be shoguns, warlords, and politicians right up to the present day who desired control of Japan would still claim legitimacy through their connections, real or imagined with the Minamoto shoguns.
In addition to evaluating the political legacy of the Kamakura Shogunate, we look at how Zen Buddhism, and other forms of Kamakura Buddhism sowed the seeds of the enduring spiritual and cultural traditions of Japan, which are still promoted by people of the city and beyond.
Music.
Ross Bugden - Skies/Flight Hymn/Olympus.
Alphaville - Big in Japan (Album Version Intro).
Eric Taylor - Shoulder Angel/Traditional Japanese 1&2/Ancient Civilizations. (EricTaylorMusic.com).