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buddhism came to japan through many monks travelling from china and other asian countrys.
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yoritomo becomes shogun; japan is ruled by a military government, the Mongols invade japan.
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The first European contact with Japan In 1542 was when Portuguese sailors arrived on an island south of Kyushu.
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In 1543 Portuguese traders arrived in Japan starting the first contacts with the outside world and started a trade route.
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christianity originated when jesus, the son of god preached about the goodness of what god could offer, he prayed and taught but he was crucified.it was inroduced when Francis Xavier preached in japan in 1549.
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The main reason japan closed its door to the west was the intrduction of christianity by Francis Xavier, the shoguns were convinced it was a plot to soften them up.
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the Heian period begins-a time of cultural and artistic development