Time machine to 1185

So on a cloudy rainy day I jumped in my time machine and decided to travel to the Age of Samurai all the way back to 1185 well shockingly when I arrived I was stunned to see that there were currently powerful groups of local clans competing for political and military prominence. Two in particular were the Taira and the Minamoto who were engaged in an actual war! There was military nobility known as samurai this has been going on for seven years now and the war has come to an end apparently the generals of the Minamoto clan are now the rulers of japan. The seat of government has been established at Kamakura near modern Tokyo. Since this has taken place I have recently met a friend here who is teaching me the language and many other basic things her name is Shi she has informed me that there has been an adoption of a title shogun she says it has set up a form of military dictatorship that ruled in the emperor's name. My friend has taught me more than I could have learned from just observation she says the Japanese are the master woodcarvers, and during this era they have cultivated a style of intense pictorial realism. She took me to meet a relative of hers a very remarkable sculptor by the name Jokei his wood temples are known for fascination with human figures in violent action. Jokei has a balletic union of martial arts grace and samurai fierceness. I plan to leave soon but before I was able to hop back into 2013 Shi was anxious to tell me about the oldest form of Japanese theater called No Drama she says it’s very popular and like Greek drama it treats serious themes drawn from a legacy of history and literature sadly I could not stay any longer my time was running out and I had to run.