The Kamakura period saw the rise of the Minamoto clan leader Yoritomo who established a military government called the Kamakura Bakufu in Kamakura, south of modern-day Tokyo, marking the start of a new period of governance in Japan focused on military rule and the advancement of Buddhism.

1. KAMAKURA PERIOD
By Louis Fletcher and Will Roberts

2. Yoritomo’s Rise to Power
•Minamoto Clan
•Tairi Family
•Advancement to Kamakura

3. The government established
•The Kamakura Period
•Kamakura Bakufu
•Military government
•Kamakura is south of tokyo
•Government achievements
•Buddhism