Though Kamakura cannot be referred to as an ancient capital when seen from the standpoint that 'an ancient capital' must be a place where Imperial residence existed, the Tokyo media often describe Kamakura as an ancient capital, since Kamakura was once a political center of the Kamakura Shogunate which held the reigns of government.
皇居の所在地を都とする見方に照らせば鎌倉は古都とは言えないが、幕府の所在地が実質的政治の中心だったという歴史から東京のマスコミなどでは鎌倉を古都と称する場合が多い。