Japanese history By patrickkosmass_ 600 BCE Zen Buddhism Introduced 6th Century 710 Japan Founding Period: 794 to 1185 Heighan Period Period: 1185 to 1333 Kakamura Period Period: 1274 to 1281 Second Mongol Invasion Period: 1336 to 1568 Muromachi Period Period: 1346 to 1346 Himji castle completion date Period: 1568 to 1600 Azuchi- Momoyama Period Period: 1603 to 1868 Tokugawa Period