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710
the first capital is established at Nara
Japan had its first capital -
794
start of the Heian period
Heian period started -
1185
Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of Japan
Minamoto became the first shogun -
1467
beginning of the Warring states period
warring states period starts -
1543
first contact between Japanese and Europeans and beginning of trade
Europe comes to japan -
1573
the Azuchi-Momoyama period begins
Azuchi period started -
the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate
Tokugawa begins -
the sakoku (“locked country”) period begins
Japan in lockdown -
the arrival of the United States navy fleet commanded by Matthew Perry
The United States arrive -
the Meiji Restoration
Meiji restoration