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History Historical Periods of Japan

  • Author JREF
  • Publish date May 11, 2013
  • Updated Mar 9, 2016
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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)
  • Muromachi Period (1338-1573)
    • Sengoku Period (1467-1568)
  • Momoyama Period
  • Edo Period
  • Meiji Period (1868-1912)
  • Taisho Period (1912-1926)
  • Showa Period (1926-1989)
  • Heian Period (1989-2019)
  • Reiwa Period (2019-)
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