Japanese History

Periods of Japanese History

PeriodDate
Japanese Paleolithic35,000 B.C. – 10,000 B.C.
Ancient JapanJomon10,000 B.C. – 400 B.C.
Yayoi400 B.C. – 250 A.D.
Yamato-Kofun250 – 538
Yamato-Asuka538 – 710
Nara710 – 794
Heian794 – 1185
Feudal JapanKamakura1185 – 1333
Muromachi1336 – 1568
Azuchi-Momoyama1568 – 1603
Early Modern JapanEdo1603 – 1868
Modern JapanMeiji1868 – 1912
Taisho1912 – 1926
Showa1926 – 1989
Heisei1989 – Present

Major Governments In Japan’s History

DatesPeriodGovernment
30,000 BC – 10,000 BCJapanese PaleolithicNo record
10,000 BC – 3000 BCJomonUji (Clans)
900 BC – 250 ADYayoiUji (Clans)
250 – 538KofunYamato Clan
538 – 710YamatoYamato Clan
710 – 794NaraImperial Court
794 – 1185HeianImperial Court
1185 – 1333KamakuraKamakura Shogunate / Hojo Regency
1333 – 1336Kenmu RestorationEmperor Go-Daigo
1336 – 1573Muromachi-NanbokuchoAshikaga Shogunate
1573 – 1603Azuchi-MomoyamaShogunate (Oda, Toyotomi)
1600 – 1867EdoTokugawa Shogunate
1868 – 1912MeijiEmperor Meiji
1912 – 1926TaishoEmperor Taisho
1926 – 1945ShowaEmperor Showa
1945 – 1952Occupied JapanSCAP (Supreme Commander of the Allied Powers) Douglas MacAuthur
1952 – 1989Post-occupationParliamentary (Japanese Diet) Democracy
1989 – presentHeiseiParliamentary (Japanese Diet) Democracy

 

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