Kamakura

American  

[kah-mah-koo-rah] / ˈkɑ mɑˈku rɑ /

noun

1. a city on S Honshu, in central Japan, on Sagami Bay: great bronze statue of Buddha.

2. the first period, 1185–1333, during which Japan was ruled by a feudal regime.

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Kamakura British  

/ ˌkæməˈkʊərə /

noun

1. a city in central Japan, on S Honshu: famous for its Great Buddha (Daibutsu), a 13th-century bronze, 15 m (49 ft) high. Pop: 169 714 (2002 est)

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Example Sentences

First author of the paper is Renata Poulton Kamakura of Duke University.

From Science Daily

Over-tourism has also become a growing issue at other popular tourist destinations such as Kyoto and Kamakura.

From Seattle Times

He and his wife own a home in Kamakura, Japan, where they had two historical farmhouses disassembled and reassembled on their property.

From Seattle Times

He initially used a different name when checking into a hospital in Kamakura City in Kanagawa, south of Tokyo.

From BBC

Every morning for 10 minutes he listens to a YouTube program by a monk based at a temple in Kamakura.

From Seattle Times