Medival Japan By shortstuff200 552 Mahayana arrived in Japan 552 Buddism is introuduced to Japan Mar 2, 604 Prince Shotoku issued a set of guidelines called the Seventeeen Artical Mar 3, 607 Construction of the oldest surviving five-storied pagoda begins Mar 2, 645 the future emperor Techi created the Taika Reforms Mar 3, 710 the imperial goverment built a Chinese-style capital on the modern city of Nara Mar 3, 1180 there was civil war in Japan Mar 3, 1192 The first shogun is appointed Mar 2, 2022 a young man named Prince Shotoku came to powerin Japan Mar 2, 2022 the emperor Kammu decided to move his capital away from Nara Mar 2, 2022 the Fujiwara married many of their young daughters into the royal family Mar 2, 2022 the empperor stopped work on the city Mar 2, 2022 Prince Shotoku beggins to rule Japan Mar 2, 2022 Prince Shotoku ends ruleing Japan Mar 2, 2022 Hiragana writing beggins Mar 2, 2022 Hiragana writing ends Mar 2, 2022 Aristocrats lead a golden age culture during the heian period