Japanese Timeline

By kkarpstein
  • Period: 14,000 BCE to 300 BCE

    Jomon Period

    -People were mainly gatherers, hunters, and fishers
    -Pottery was a very big aspect of this period
    -Leaders and shogunates of this period are unknown
  • Period: 300 BCE to 300

    Yayoi Period

    -Rice culture was introduced to Japan during this period
    -Introduction to agriculture
    -Iron was introduced during this period
    -Queen Himiko
  • Period: 300 to 538

    Kofun Period

    -United as Yamato Japan
    -Name comes from the large tombs
    -Tombs were built for political leaders
    -Clans: Yamato, Otomo, Mononobe, Nakatomi, Inbe
  • Period: 538 to 710

    Asuka Period

    -Prince Shotoku
    -Start of Chinese writing system
    -Fujiwara clan
  • Period: 710 to 794

    Nara Period

    -First permanent capital
    -Japanese literature
    -High taxes began to be implemented on farmers
    -Otomo no Otomaro
  • Period: 794 to 1185

    Heian Period

    -Taira Kiyomori
    -Samurai clans
    -Minamoto no Yoshinaka
  • Period: 1185 to 1333

    Kamakura Shogunate

    -Minamoto Yoritomo
    -Mongols try to invade Japan twice
    -Period of peace
  • Period: 1336 to 1573

    Muromachi Period

    -Ashikaga Takauji captures Kyoto
    -Portuguese introduced firearms and Christianity to Japan
    -First steps of transportation