Kamakura Meishok

Forerunner of Kamakura Guidebook

A number of Kamakura guidebooks for sightseeing were published in the middle of the Edo Period when many townspeople travelled to Kamakura. The woodblockprinted Kamakura Meishoki, one of the most well-known of these guidebooks, introduced sightseeing spots such as Enoshima to the south of Kamakura, Kamakura City and the Eight Views of Kanazawa together with historic sites and their histories. Many copies of the Kamakura Ezu, a map showing the locations introduced in the Kamakura Meishoki, were also printed. It is said that these guidebooks and maps were produced based on Shinpen Kamakurashi (The Newly Edited Guide to Kamakura) which was compiled on the orders of Tokugawa Mitsukun