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Jan 1, 1192
Yoritomo becomes Shogun
In 1192 Minamoto Yorimoto becames the first shogun of the Kamakura Shogunate of Japan. -
Jan 1, 1195
First Zen Temple
The first Zen Temple was built in 1195 and was named Shofukuji. It was built by a person called Eisai. -
Jan 1, 1274
First Mongol invasion of Japan
The first mongol invasion of Japan was lead by Kublai Khan in 1274. -
Jan 1, 1281
Mongols invade a second time
The second force Kublai Khan sent to Japan consisted of about 140,000 Chinese, Korean, and Mongolian troops. -
Jan 1, 1336
Takauji becomes Shogun
Ashikaga Takauji became shogun in 1336. -
Jan 1, 1542
The first Portuguese traders arrive
The first Europeans to arrive in Japan were the Portuguese. Three Portuguese ships were taken off course in a huge storm which caused them to land in Japan instead of there original destination. -
Jan 1, 1543
Portuguese Introduce Firearms
In 1543 the Portuguese started trading firearms. When the Portuguese got banned from Japan the Japanese started learning about the Portuguese weapons and started building their own. -
Jan 1, 1549
Saint Francis Xavier Arrives in Japan
Saint Francis Xavier was one of the people who introduced Christianity into Japan. Christianity started well but it started heading down hill because it was banned. -
Jan 1, 1568
Nobunaga Permits Christian Missionary Work
Nobunaga allowed the Christians to spread the word of their religon and their beliefs in God and Jesus. Alot of the Japanese were interested about the new religion so they changed to Christianity. This only lasted for a short period of time before the Japanese lost interest in Christianity and changed back to there original beliefs. -
Jan 1, 1582
Christian Daimyo Sends Samurai Envoy to Vatican
Christian daimyo sent samurai to Vatican. -
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Prohibited Cristianity and Expelled Jesuit Missionaries from Japanas Potentially Seditious
The reason he prohibited Christians into Japan was because he like there beliefs and the way they lived. He started getting rid of Christians and stopping all transportation into Japan. This stopped all Christians from entering Japan. -
Hideyoshis Army Invades Korea
Hideyoshis first invasion into Korea wasn't successful. He had another attempt at it in 1597 which was also unsuccessful. The main reason behind these attacks are because he thought that Japan was a small country and held a large population and he didn't want it. -
First Official Persecutions of Christians in Japan
Hideyoshi started killing Catholics. He killed around 30 Catholics including a 12 year old boy. He would tourcher them in any way he could think of. -
Japan Closes All Doors to the West
All trading from the West were stopped in Japan. This includes the countries of Portugual and China. This trading was banned because they wanted to stop the Christians coming to Japan. The Japanese kept the Christians out of there country for about 100 years. -
Relaxation of the Banned Importation of Foreign Goods
The Japanese let go a bit and started allowing foreign goods and food into the country again. These things were only allowed from countries that Japan approved of. These countries were the Netherlands and France. They imported different foods including spices. -
The Heian Period
The Heian Period began in 794AD to 1185AD. It was called the Heian Period because it was controlled by a family called Heian. The Heian Period was broken into two seperate parts. The first part started in 858AD to 1160AD and was called the Fujiwara Period. The other Half was called the Taira Period and began in 1600AD to 1185AD.
