Key Periods in Japanese History

By SarahRoper
  • 552

    Koren King recommends Buddhism to the Japanese

  • Jun 26, 700

    First Poetry written in Japanese

  • Period: Sep 12, 710 to

    Nara Period

  • Oct 8, 1000

    First Japanese Novels

  • Jun 12, 1185

    Minamoto Yoritomo Appointed

  • Period: Dec 11, 1185 to

    Kamakura bakufu

  • Aug 8, 1200

    Zen Buddhism Introduced

  • Aug 11, 1265

    First Mongol Invasion

  • Aug 11, 1281

    Second Mongol Invasion

  • Period: Feb 23, 1338 to

    Ashikaga shogunate

  • Feb 1, 1368

    Ashikaga Yoshimitisu Appointed

  • Oct 9, 1542

    Tokagawa Ieyasu Appointed

  • Oct 8, 1543

    First Portuguese Traders

  • Period: to

    Tokugawa shogunate

  • Closing of Ports to Foreign Ships

    This was as a result of Tokugawa Ieysu's decision to block all contact with the outside world.

  • Treaty with the USA

  • Period: to

    Meji Restoration

  • Period: to Dec 11, 1156

    Heian Period (Kyoto)