yagura

Yagura are artificial caves used during the Middle Ages in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, as tombs and cenotaphs. It is likely that they were used only as tombs in the beginning, and were later used as cenotaphs. The dead are mostly from the samurai class, but the names of priests and artisans have also been found. These tombs are extremely numerous in the hills surrounding Kamakura, and estimates of their number range from 1,500 to over 5,000. The total number will remain unknown, as many have been destroyed and others may not yet have been found.

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Nakitou02

Matuzakiyagura 01

04-1128-nagosi-3737

2004-1225-4163-YG

Yagura

2005 1223-DBKTS-0221

060109 005-SKD

060321c 13

2004 0502-KZJ

07 0211 YGR-298

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Nakitou02		Commons
commons	image		Matuzakiyagura 01		Commons
commons	image		04-1128-nagosi-3737		Commons
commons	image		2004-1225-4163-YG		Commons
commons	image		Yagura		Commons
commons	image		2005 1223-DBKTS-0221		Commons
commons	image		060109 005-SKD		Commons
commons	image		060321c 13		Commons
commons	image		2004 0502-KZJ		Commons
commons	image		07 0211 YGR-298		Commons