Shogunate Japan Timline

Genpei War Begins

Jan 1, 1180

Genpei War Ended

Jan 1, 1185

Kamakura Period

Period: Jan 1, 1185 to Dec 31, 1333

Great Buddha Statue of Kamakura Constructed

Jan 1, 1252

Mongol Empire Attempts to Invade Japan

Jan 1, 1274

They Failed.

Muromachi Period

Period: Jan 1, 1336 to Dec 31, 1573

Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) is Built

Jan 1, 1397

Onin War Begins

Jan 1, 1467

Age of the Warring States Starts

Jan 1, 1467

Onin War Ends

Aug 6, 1477

Christianity Intoduced to Japan by St Francis Xavier

Aug 6, 1549

Age of the Warring States Ends

Jan 1, 1568

Azuchi-Momoyama Period

Period: Jan 1, 1568 to Dec 31, 1600

Battle of Sekigahara

Jan 1, 1600

Edo Period

Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Dec 31, 1868

Genroku Period

Period: Jan 1, 1688 to Dec 31, 1704

Commodore Perry, From the U.S Visits Japan for the first time

Jan 1, 1853

Boshin War Begins

Jan 1, 1868

Tokugawa Shogunate is Overthrown

Jan 1, 1868

Emperor Meiji becomes Japan's 122nd emperor

Capital Moved From Heian-Kyo to Edo

Jan 1, 1868

Edo was renamed Tokyo

Boshin War Ends

Jan 1, 1869

It's kind of wierd but the war continued even after the Tokugawa Shogunate was overthrown.

Emperor's Court Moves

Mar 2, 2022

Capital is changed from Nara to Heian-Kyo (Modern Kyoto).

Kiyomizu-Dera (Pure Water Temple) Constructed

Mar 2, 2022

Shogunate Era

Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Dec 31, 1869

These are all not exact dates. Just the right years.

Heian Period

Period: Mar 2, 2022 to Dec 31, 1185