Japanese Feudal period By 2003597 May 2, 710 710 CE - Nara became Japan's capital May 2, 1192 Kamakura period: Yoritomo becomes Japan's first shogun. The end of official imperial rule and the start of military rule by the shogun May 2, 1274 Mongolia invades Japan but is beaten May 2, 1333 The Ashikaga Shogunate rise to power May 2, 1603 Tokugawa Shogunate. The capital is Edo May 2, 1867 Restoration of the Meiji Empire May 2, 2016 4500 BCE - Jomon period: hunting and fishing; not much agriculture Jomon period: hunting and fishing; not much agriculture