- a city on S Honshu, in central Japan, on Sagami Bay: great bronze statue of Buddha.
- the first period, 1185–1333, during which Japan was ruled by a feudal regime.
- a city in central Japan, on S Honshu: famous for its Great Buddha (Daibutsu), a 13th-century bronze, 15 m (49 ft) high. Pop: 169 714 (2002 est)
