Kamakura's Seven Entrances
The city of Kamakura, Kanagawa in Japan, is closed off on three sides by very steep hills and on the fourth by the sea: before the construction of several modern tunnels and roads, the so-called Seven Entrances (Nana-guchi), or Seven Passes (七切り通し, Nana-kiridoshi) (all artificial) were its main links to the rest of the world. The city was therefore a natural fortress and, according to the Azuma Kagami, it was chosen by Minamoto no Yoritomo as his base specifically for this reason. The name itself seems to have been modeled on that of Kyoto's Seven Entrances (京都七口)—sometimes translated as the seven "mouths"—which first appears in the literature of the intermediate Muromachi period (around the year 1450). Together with the other "numbered" names like "" and "", the modern "Seven Entrances" i
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Kamakura's Seven Entrances
The city of Kamakura, Kanagawa in Japan, is closed off on three sides by very steep hills and on the fourth by the sea: before the construction of several modern tunnels and roads, the so-called Seven Entrances (Nana-guchi), or Seven Passes (七切り通し, Nana-kiridoshi) (all artificial) were its main links to the rest of the world. The city was therefore a natural fortress and, according to the Azuma Kagami, it was chosen by Minamoto no Yoritomo as his base specifically for this reason. The name itself seems to have been modeled on that of Kyoto's Seven Entrances (京都七口)—sometimes translated as the seven "mouths"—which first appears in the literature of the intermediate Muromachi period (around the year 1450). Together with the other "numbered" names like "" and "", the modern "Seven Entrances" i
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De stad Kamakura in de prefect ...... n in de pas konden beschieten.
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La ville de Kamakura au Japon, ...... nnemis qui passent en dessous.
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The city of Kamakura, Kanagawa ...... chers could hit enemies below.
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鎌倉七口(かまくらななくち)とは三方を山に囲まれた相模国鎌倉 ...... のである。鎌倉七切通(かまくらななきりどおし)とも呼ばれる。
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鎌倉七口(かまくらななくち)是通往三面環山的鎌倉的陸路入口, ...... * 龜谷坂
* 巨福呂坂
* 朝比奈切通
* 名越切通
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De stad Kamakura in de prefect ...... de "tien bruggen van Kamakura"
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La ville de Kamakura au Japon, ...... s autres noms « numérotés » co
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The city of Kamakura, Kanagawa ...... the modern "Seven Entrances" i
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鎌倉七口(かまくらななくち)とは三方を山に囲まれた相模国鎌倉 ...... のである。鎌倉七切通(かまくらななきりどおし)とも呼ばれる。
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鎌倉七口(かまくらななくち)是通往三面環山的鎌倉的陸路入口, ...... * 龜谷坂
* 巨福呂坂
* 朝比奈切通
* 名越切通
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Kamakura's Seven Entrances
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Sept entrées de Kamakura
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Zeven toegangswegen van Kamakura
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鎌倉七口
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鎌倉七口
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