Ancient Japan

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  • Period: 10,000 BCE to 300 BCE

    Japanese masks

    It was usually worn on festivals.
  • Period: 600 BCE to 585 BCE

    Amaterasu’s grandson Ninigi became the first ruler

    the grandfather of the first emperor, and semi-legendary Emperor Jimmu.
  • 400

    First Japanese writing/characters.

    The first ever Japanese writing/characters were made from the Chinese Alphabet that they imported from China.
  • 500

    Hand fan

    It was a way of females to flirt with men back in the 6th Century. they would cover the make up on their face.
  • 602

    new Law Code

    new Law Code
    Emperor Shotoku lived from ( 574 - 622 BC ). Emperor Shotoku proclaimed his famous Constitution if 17 articles, that presented no specific laws or details of a new government.
  • 604

    Calendar

    The first 1st calendar was organized in the 12 year of Suiko which is about the early 7th century. It was called "Tai-in-taiyo-reki".
  • 973

    The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu

    the first novel that ancient Japan made was " The Tale of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu" it was made about (973-1017).
  • Period: 1392 to 1573

    Katana

    Katanas were made in the Muromachi period.