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710
The First Capital
The first capital is established in Nara -
794
Heian Period
The start of the Heian period -
1185
First Shogun
Minamoto no Yoritomo becomes the first shogun of Japan -
1467
Warring states period
Beginning of the Warring states period -
1543
Contact of Japan and Europe
first contact between Japanese and Europeans and beginning of trade -
1573
Azuchi-Momoyama Period
the Azuchi-Momoyama period begins -
Tokugawa Shogunate
the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate -
The Sakoku
the sakoku (“locked country”) period begins -
Arrival of US
the arrival of the United States navy fleet commanded by Matthew Perry -
Meiji Restoration
The Meiji Restoration/Political revolution