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    Japanese History Overview: Jomon Rice

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    The document provides an overview of Japanese history from 300 BC to present day, divided into periods. It describes the key events, developments, and changes in government and society that occurred during each major time period in Japan's history. Some of the periods mentioned include the Jomon Period (300 BC–300 AD) where early Japanese were hunter-gatherers, the Nara Period (710-784) which saw Nara become the first permanent capital, and the Edo Period (1603-1867) where the Tokugawa Shogunate isolated Japan from the world.

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    The document provides an overview of Japanese history from 300 BC to present day, divided into periods. It describes the key events, developments, and changes in government and society that occurred during each major time period in Japan's history. Some of the periods mentioned include the Jomon Period (300 BC–300 AD) where early Japanese were hunter-gatherers, the Nara Period (710-784) which saw Nara become the first permanent capital, and the Edo Period (1603-1867) where the Tokugawa Shogunate isolated Japan from the world.

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    Japanese History Overview

    Period Name

    Description

    -300
    BC

    The early Japanese were gatherers, hunters and fishers.

    Jomon

    300
    Yayoi
    BC-300

    The introduction of rice agriculture begins the development of a


    social hierarchy and hundreds of small countries that started to
    unify into larger countries.

    300538

    Kofun

    300 Japan is for the first time more or less united. Large tombs
    (kofun) were built for the deceased leaders.

    538710

    Asuka

    538/552 Introduction of Buddhism.


    604 Prince Shotoku's Constitution of seventeen articles is
    promulgated.
    645 The Taika reform is introduced. The Fujiwara era starts.

    710784

    Nara

    710 Nara becomes the first permanent capital.


    784 The capital moves to Nagaoka.

    7941185

    Heian

    794 The capital moves to Heian (Kyoto).


    1016 Fujiwara Michinaga becomes regent.
    1159 The Taira clan under Taira Kiyomori takes over the power
    after the Heiji war.
    1175 The Buddhist Jodo sect (Pure land sect) is introduced.
    1180-85 In the Gempei War, the Minamoto clan puts an end to
    Taira supremacy.

    11921333

    1191 The Zen sect is introduced.


    1192 Minamoto Yoritomo is appointed shogun and establishes the
    Kamakura government.
    1221 The Jokyu Disturbance ends a struggle between Kamakura
    and Kyoto resulting in the supremacy of the Hojo regents in
    Kamakura
    Kamakura.
    1232 A legal code, the Joei Shikimoku, is promulgated.
    1274 and 1281 The Mongols try to invade Japan twice, but fail
    mainly because of bad weather conditions.
    1333 The Kamakura bakufu falls.

    13381573

    1334 Kemmu restoration: the emperor restores power over Japan.


    1336 Ashikaga Takauji captures Kyoto.
    1337 The emperor flees and establishes the Southern court in
    Yoshino.
    1338 Takauji establishes the Muromachi government and a second
    Muromach
    emperor in Kyoto (Northern court).
    i
    1392 Unification of the Southern and Northern courts.
    1467-1477 Onin war.
    1542 Portuguese introduce firearms and Christianity to Japan.
    1568 Nobunaga enters Kyoto.
    1573 The Muromachi Bakufu falls.

    Japanese History Overview

    15731603

    1575 The Takeda clan is defeated in the battle of Nagashino.


    1582 Nobunaga is murdered and succeeded by Toyotomi
    Hideyoshi.
    1588 Hideyoshi confiscates the weapons of farmers and religious
    Azuchi
    institutions in the "Sword Hunt".
    Momoyam
    1590 Japan is reunited after the fall of Odawara (Hojo).
    a
    1592-98 Unsuccessful invasion of Korea.
    1598 Death of Hideyoshi.
    1600 Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats his rivals in the battle of
    Sekigahara.

    Edo

    1603 Ieyasu is appointed shogun and establishes the Tokugawa


    government in Edo (Tokyo).
    1614 Ieyasu intensifies persecution of Christianity.
    1615 The Toyotomi clan is destroyed after Ieyasu captures Osaka
    Castle.
    1639 Almost complete isolation of Japan from the rest of the
    world.
    1688-1703 Genroku era: popular culture flourishes.
    1792 The Russians unsuccessfuly try to establish trade relations
    with Japan.
    1854 Commodore Matthew Perry forces the Japanese government
    to open a limited number of ports for trade.

    Meiji

    1868 Meiji restoration.


    1872 First railway line between Tokyo and Yokohama.
    1889 The Meiji Constitution is promulgated.
    1894-95 Sino-Japanese War.
    1904-05 Russo-Japanese War.
    1910 Annexation of Korea.
    1912 Death of emperor Meiji.

    Taisho

    1914-18 Japan joins allied forces in WW1.


    1923 The Great Kanto Earthquake devastates Tokyo and
    Yokohama.

    19261989

    Showa

    1931 Manchurian Incident.


    1937 Second Sino-Japanese War starts.
    1941 Pacific War starts.
    1945 Japan surrenders after two atomic bombs are dropped over
    Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
    1946 The new constitution is promulgated.
    1952 The Allied Occupation of Japan ends.
    1956 Japan becomes member of the UN.
    1972 Normalization of relations to China.
    1973 Oil crisis.

    1989-

    Heisei

    1603 1867

    18681912

    19121926

    1993 The LDP loses its majority in the diet.


    1995 The Great Hanshin Earthquake hits Kobe.
    Sarin Gas attack in the Tokyo subway by AUM sect.

    Japanese History Overview


    2009 The Democratic Party of Japan becomes the ruling party.
    2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

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