Japanese Era Timeline courtesy of Buntaro
An overview of the historical periods of Japan
- Jōmon Period (ca 11000 BCE-ca 300 BCE)
- Yayoi Period (300 BCE to ca 300 CE)
- Kofun Period (300 to ca 538 CE)
- Asuka Period (ca 250-710 CE)
- Nara Period (710-794)
- Heian Period (794-1185) [II] [III]
- Kamakura Period (1185-1333)
- Nambokuchō Period (1136-1392)
- Muromachi Period (1338-1573)
- Sengoku Period (1467-1568)
- Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1568-1600)
- Edo Period
- Meiji Period (1868-1912)
- Taisho Period (1912-1926)
- Showa Period (1926-1989)
- Heisei Period (1989-2019)
- Reiwa Period (2019-)
