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JOMON CULTURE 縄文
4000 BCE - 300 BCE
YAYOI CULTURE 弥生時代
300 BCE - 250/300 CE
TOMB PERIOD 墓
250 CE - 710 CE
TAISHO PERIOD 大正時代
1912 CE - 1926 CE
SHOWA PERIOD 昭和時代
1926 CE - 1989 CE
HEISEI PERIOD 平成時代
1989 CE - PRESENT

 

Japan's history can best be described by distinct eras.  Emperor Koutoku of the Tomb Period established this system of periodization, and it continues as the standard today.  This is a concise timeline of Japanese history.  To learn more about each period, please click the coinciding period.

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