Two female priests have been appointed at a shrine in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, for the first time in its history.

The shrine was established in the early 12th century by the shogun Minamoto no Yoritomo, who ascended to shogun after a previous devastating loss. He attributed his good fortune to the spirit of ...

Minamoto no Yoritomo (1147–1199) founded his shogunate in Kamakura because of the natural protection provided by the surrounding mountains and ocean, and its role as a transportation hub.