NihontoWatchNihontoWatchIn May of Genko 3, Nitta Yoshisada, during the general assault on Kamakura, was at a standstill at the heavily defended Gokurakujizaka. There, Yoshisada devised a plan; at the beach of Inamuragasaki, he prayed to the sea god and cast his tachi into the sea. On a shakudo nanako-ji with takabori and iroe of gold, silver, and suaka, the expressions of the warriors praying alongside Yoshisada are also precisely depicted.
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