Kamakura as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. First shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate of Japan (1305–1358), 2nd shogun of Kamakura shogunate, Japanese professional wrestling referee.and retired wrestler): Ashikaga Takauji, Minamoto no Yoriie, Mio Shirai and some more.
Celebrities from Kamakura