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Jan 1, 1158
Yoritomo becomes shogun
At the young age of 12 Yoritomo becomes the first shogun in Japan -
Jan 1, 1543
Arrival of Portugese in Japan
A Brief History Of Japan
In 1543 the Portuguese arrived in Japan. Two Portuguese were passengers on a Chinese ship that landed at Tanegashima Island. With them they brought gunpowder and Christianity. -
Jan 1, 1573
European Arrival in Japan
Thirty years after three Portuguese merchants became ship wrecked and washed up on the South of Japan, Portuguese traders began trading in Japan. -
Japan closes door to the West until the middle of the 19th Century
Japanese believed that dealing with the west could mean losing their life. -
Buddhism Introduced to Japan
Buddhism is the major belief system -
Heian period begins
the decline of Chinese influence