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No one could pass this barrier without apermit. Our countrymen when they saw these swordsmen, trembled andfled. Up to his time, JapaneseBuddhism had been nothing if not tolerant. In the great majority of cases, roofs werecovered with boards.

e that status, provided that Russiawould extend similar recognition to Japan's status in Korea; wouldpromise, in common wit rty orforty oars, but of how many fighting men the whole force consisted,no record has been preserved. YORITOMO'S MEMORIALIt has been stated above that, after the retreat of the Taira fromFukuhara, in 1183, Go-Shirakawa sent an envoy to Kamakura invitingYoritomo's presence in Kyoto. oflaws called the Rules of the Imperial Court, and the Court Nobles (Kinchu narabi ni Kugeshu Sho-hatto).