Japanese Cultural Timeline By anthony168@calistogajusd.org 500 Writing system develops 500 Buddhism arrives in Japan Nov 21, 600 Landscape Painting Began Nov 21, 1000 Lady Murasaki Shikibu Writes The Tale of Genji Nov 21, 1300 Noh drama develops Nov 21, 1600 Kabuki drama develops Nov 21, 1600 Haiku poetry begins
