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• Meiji Restoration

  

  The Meiji Restoration (明治維新, Meiji Ishin), also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure. It occurred in the latter half of the 19th century, a...

• Sengoku period

  

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  1232

  The Warring States period (戦国時代, Sengoku jidai) was a time of social upheaval, political intrigue, and nearly constant military conflict in Japan that lasted roughly from the middle of the 15th century to the beginning of the 17th century. Although...

• Nara period

  

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  710 C.E.

  The Nara period (奈良時代, Nara jidai) of the history of Japan covers the years from AD 710 to 794. Empress Gemmei established the capital of Heijō-kyō (present-day Nara). Except for 5 years (740–745), when the capital was briefly moved again, it...

• Meiji period

  

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  Oct 23, 1868

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  Jul 30, 1912

  The Meiji period (明治時代, Meiji jidai), or Meiji era denotes the period in Japanese history during the 45-year reign of the Meiji Emperor (from 23 October 1868 to 30 July 1912). During this time, Japan began its modernization and rose to world power...

• Heian period

  

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  794 C.E.

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  1185

  The Heian period (平安時代, Heian jidai) is the last division of classical Japanese history, running from 794 to 1185. The period is named after the capital city of Heian-kyō, or modern Kyoto. It is the period in Japanese history when Buddhism, Taoism...

• Edo period

  

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  1603

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  1868

  The Edo period (江戸時代, Edo jidai), or Tokugawa period (徳川時代, Tokugawa jidai), is a division of Japanese history running from 1603 to 1868 and is the premodern era. The period marks the governance of the Edo or Tokugawa shogunate, which was officially...

• Yayoi period

  

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  300 B.C.E.

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  250 C.E.

  The Yayoi period (弥生時代, Yayoi jidai) is an era in the history of Japan from about 500 BC to 300 AD. It is named after the neighbourhood of Tokyo where archaeologists first uncovered artifacts and features from that era. Distinguishing...

• Kofun period

  

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  250 C.E.

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  538 C.E.

  The Kofun period (古墳時代, Kofun jidai) is an era in the history of Japan from around 250 to 538. It follows the Yayoi period. The word kofun is Japanese for the type of burial mounds dating from this era. The Kofun and the subsequent Asuka periods are...

• Japanese

  

  The Japanese people (日本人, Nihonjin, Nipponjin) are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry...

• Taishō period

  

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  Jul 30, 1912

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  Dec 25, 1926

  The Taishō period (大正時代, Taishō jidai, "period of great righteousness"), or Taishō era, is a period in the history of Japan dating from July 30, 1912 to December 25, 1926, coinciding with the reign of the Taishō Emperor. The health of the new...

• Late Tokugawa shogunate

  

  Bakumatsu (幕末, bakumatsu, "Late Tokugawa Shogunate") are the final years of the Edo period when the Tokugawa shogunate came to an end. It is characterized by major events occurring between 1853 and 1867 during which Japan ended its isolationist...

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