Kamakura Seven Theatres

Japanese: 鎌倉七座 - かまくらななざ
Kamakura Seven Theatres

...The fact that the name Zaimokuza still remains on the east side of the coast tells us that this area was the seat of lumber merchants from the Kamakura period. There are said to have been many other trade associations of merchants and manufacturers, known as the Seven Kamakura Associations, and this was probably true, but only Zaimokuza and Bakuroza appear in documents from the Kamakura period. Needless to say, Kamakura was the residence of the shogun and the capital of the shogunate, and was under the direct control of the shogun. ...

*Some of the terminology used in reference to the "Kamakura Seven Theatres" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…海岸の東側に今も材木座の地名が残るのは,鎌倉時代からこの地に材木商人の座のおかれたことを物語っている。鎌倉七座といって,なおほかにも多くの商工業者の同業組合があったとされ,多分事実であっただろうが,鎌倉時代の文献に現れるのは材木座と博労座のみである。 いうまでもなく鎌倉は,将軍の居所,幕府の首都ともいうべき都市で,将軍の直轄支配下におかれていた。…

※「鎌倉七座」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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