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| The Kamakura period (1185-1333) A Popular Dictionary of Shinto (Brian Bocking) ; A type of igloo made of snow, common in the "snow country" parts of northern Japan. Kamakura are built in mid-February and occupied by children who cook and eat o-mochi and drink amazake, a sweet drink made from fermented rice. Offerings of sake (o-mi-ki) are made at a small altar in the igloo dedicated to suijin -sama the kami of water A Popular Dictionary of Shinto (Brian Bocking) | |||