Kamakura contains remains from the Jomon and Yayoi periods and shrines and temples--Sugimoto-dera Temple, Hase-dera Temple, and Amanawashinmei-sha Shrine--reported to have been established in the Nara period.
鎌倉には縄文・弥生時代の遺跡もあり、杉本寺、長谷寺、甘縄神明社のように創建を奈良時代と伝える社寺も存在する。