Japanese Cultural Timeline By Kayla Cruz 400 Writing Systems Developed 500 Japan Arrives in Japan Mar 3, 600 Landscape Paintings Apr 4, 1000 Lady Marasuki Shikibu Writes "The Tale of Gengi" May 5, 1300 Noh Drama Developes Jun 6, 1600 Kabuki Drama Developes Jul 7, 1600 Haiku Poetry Begins