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japan

By speterson378
  • Jan 1, 1185

    defence

    defence
    Japan's earliest defence against invasion was a series of castles built along mountain crags and cliffs.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1185 to

    Feudal to modern japan

  • Period: Jan 1, 1192 to Dec 31, 1333

    Kamakura period

  • Jan 1, 1333

    popular house styles

    popular house styles
    Katsura Rikyu in Kyoto is an example of the style popular during the Muromachi period (1333-1568).
  • Jan 1, 1333

    Himeji Castle

    Himeji Castle
    Himeji Castle dates to 1333, when Akamatsu Norimura built a fort on top of Himeyama hill.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1334 to Dec 31, 1392

    Nanboku-chō period

  • Jan 1, 1467

    warring states period

    warring states period
    Hundreds of castles, called yamajiro, were built as mountain watchtowers, in the Warring States Period (1467-1573).
  • Period: Jan 1, 1467 to Dec 31, 1573

    warring states period

  • Jan 1, 1570

    Golden ages

    Golden ages
    The period often called the Japanese 'Golden Age' of castle building lasted from 1570-1690, when castles were built to be bigger and more innovative than traditional Japanese buildings.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1570 to

    golden ages

  • nijo castle built

    nijo castle built
    The construction was completed during the reign of Tokugawa Iemitsu in 1626

  • Iwakiyama Jinja

    Iwakiyama Jinja
    built in 1694

  • hoden shrine

    hoden shrine
    zumo
    Shrine
    Pictured is the main shrine building (
    honden)
    of this major shrine in Shimane Prefecture,
    which is built in the taisha zukuri style. The
    current building was constructed in 1744;

  • meji restorations

    meji restorations
    After the Meiji Restoration (1868) castles were seen as a reminder of the days of feudalism which had ended with the Meiji seizure of power. In 1873 the new government passed the Castle Abolishment Law, destroying two thirds of the remaining castles by 1875

  • adaptation to europe architecture

    adaptation to europe architecture
    The opening of Japan to the West in 1868 led to the adaptation of the European architectural tradition.
  • Period: to

    modern japan

  • Period: to

    meji period

    September 1868 through July 1912.

  • hokkaido shrine

    hokkaido shrine
    Hokkaido Shrine was built in 1869

  • kamigamo shrine

    kamigamo shrine
    From 1871 through 1946, Kamigamo was officially designated one of the Kanpei-taisha (官幣大社?), meaning that it stood in the first rank of government supported shrines.[10]