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He Split the Sea to Attack Kamakura: Yoshisada and the Miracle of Inamuragasaki

In 1333 Nitta Yoshisada led a flanking assault through the sea at Inamuragasaki, toppling the Kamakura Shogunate. The legend that 'the sea parted' was born here. The story explained simply.

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In 1333 Nitta Yoshisada, responding to Emperor Go-Daigo’s call to topple the Kamakura Shogunate, led a flanking assault around the cliffs at Inamuragasaki at low tide. Kamakura fell, Hojo Takatoki committed suicide at Toshoji temple, and the 150-year shogunate ended. The legend says Yoshisada threw his golden sword into the sea and the waves parted.

Portrait of Nitta Yoshisada — the warrior who toppled the Kamakura Shogunate at Inamuragasaki

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Portrait of Emperor Go-Daigo — the emperor whose call to arms prompted Yoshisada's uprising and led to the Kenmu Restoration

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Toshoji ruins, Kamakura — the site where Hojo Takatoki and his clan committed suicide in 1333, ending the shogunate

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