Shogun Japan

  • Period: 710 to 794

    The Nara period

    The capital is located in Nara and a large number of Buddhist temples where built.
  • Period: 794 to 1185

    The Haisan period

    A time of rapid cultural change strongly influenced by China, led from modern-day Kyoto.
  • Period: 1185 to

    Feudal Period

    Japan is dominated by powerful military families, and the arts are highly decorated in style
  • Period: 1185 to 1333

    Kamakura Period

    In the Kamakura Period, Minamoto no Yoritomo creates the first 'warrior government' or shogunate in 1193. The Minamoto family rules from
    Kamakura, a coastal town of Japan not far from modern-day Tokyo

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