Samurai with sword

History of Japan

  • Capital established
    710

    Capital established

    The first capital of Japan was established in Nara
  • Start of Heian period
    794

    Start of Heian period

    The Heian period was started
  • First Shogun
    1185

    First Shogun

    Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of Japan
  • Warring states
    1467

    Warring states

    The beginning of a period in which states within Japan were at war
  • European contact
    1543

    European contact

    The Japanese first came into contact with the Europeans and they began trade
  • Azuchi-Momoyama period begins
    1573

    Azuchi-Momoyama period begins

    period when provinces became under control of the central government
  • Tokugawa shogunate

    Tokugawa shogunate

    The Tokugawa shogunate was established
  • Country locked

    Country locked

    The sakoku locked the country of japan
  • US fleet

    US fleet

    Fleets from the US navy arrived in Japan
  • The meiji restoration

    The meiji restoration

    imperial rule was added back to japan