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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 .
- > Before the 3rd century AD. JC: Prehistory. Prehistory (combining the Jomon and Yayoi periods) sees the first communities, engineering and agriculture appear.
- > 300-538: the Kofun period. Japanese protohistory is marked by the Kofun, these monumental tombs visible in particular in Sakai and Nara. An authority begins to appear in the plain of Yamato (Nara).
- > 538-710: the Asuka period. The history of Japan is enriched and modeled on Chinese civilization. Introduction of Buddhism, writing, architecture, and sculpture.
- > 710-794: Nara period. Affirmation of the central power of the emperors. Construction of the first capital in Nara and its great temples: Todaiji, Kasuga Taisha, etc.
Timeline Jōmon Period (10,000 BCE – 300 BCE) During the Jōmon Period, Neolithic culture arrived in Japan (spreading from the Sea of Japan inward) from, it is believed, East and Southeast Asia.
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Contents. History of Japan. The first human inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been traced to the Paleolithic, around 38–39,000 years ago. [1] 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.
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 ...
With a peace treaty signed in 1951, Japan regains its independence. The late 1950s to the early 1970s is called the "High Growth Age" in Japan because of the booming economy. Highlights of the era are the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964 and Expo '70 in Osaka. In 1972 relations with China are normalized.
Chronology - Japanese History, Timeline, Periods: 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 ...
