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End of Heian Period
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Minamoto Yorimoto becomes shogun (Picture of Minamoto Yorimoto)
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Zen Master Eisai builds the first Zen temple at Shofukuji
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School of Buddhism established by Nichiren Shonin
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Mongols attempt first invasion on Japan
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The First Christian missionaries arrive in Japan
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The first Portuguese traders arrive in Japan (Picture of Portuguese traders)
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Saint Francis Xaiver arrives in Japan (Picture of Saint Francis Xaiver)
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Oda Nobunaga permits christian missionary work (Picture of Oda Nobunaga)
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Christian daimyo sent samurai envoy to Vatican (Picture of a Samurai)
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi orders Tea Master, Sen no Rikyu to commit ritual suicide. (Picture of Tea Master, Sen no Rikyu)
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The first official persecution of Christians in Japan (Picture of Christians on Crosses)
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Chinese Zen missionary Ingen, arrives in Nagasaki and founds the Obaku sect of Zen Buddhism. (Picture of Japan and where Nagasaki is)
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Commodore Perry and US Navy enter Uraga Bay (Picture of Commodore Perry)
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2nd visit by Commodore Perry and US Navy (Picture of Commodore Perry)
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Japanese Buddhism experiences a decline as Shinto regains its status of official state religion under emperor Meiji (Picture of Emperor Meiji)
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Beggining of Heian Period