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This is a timeline of Japanese history, comprising important legal, territorial and cultural changes and political events in Japan and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of Japan .
A timeline of the Japanese history, Japanese language, Japanese society and Japanese images.
The Jōmon period, named after its cord-marked pottery, was followed by the Yayoi period in the first millennium BC when new inventions were introduced from Asia. During this period, the first known written reference to Japan was recorded in the Chinese Book of Han in the first century AD.
The principal chronicles describing the origins of Japanese history are the Nihon shoki (“Chronicle of Japan”) and the Koji-ki (“Record of Ancient Matters”). The Nihon shoki (compiled in ad 720) assembled information in a chronological order of days, months, and years starting several years before 660 bc, which was the year of the ...
The history of Japan is enriched and modeled on Chinese civilization. Introduction of Buddhism, writing, architecture, and sculpture. Construction of the first Japanese temple: the Horyuji (in the city of Nara).
The history of Japan dates back to the Paleolithic period, around 38-39,000 years ago, [1] with the first human inhabitants being the Jōmon people, who were hunter-gatherers. [2] The Yayoi people migrated to Japan around the 3rd century BCE, [ 3 ] introducing iron technology and agriculture, leading to rapid population growth and ultimately ...
May 13, 2019 · The history of Japan is a story of an ancient people spanning the feudal era to modern-day dynasties. Discover the dates and ages in our complete timeline
