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710
First poetry written in Japanese
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Period: 710 to 784
Nara
Nara is the capital of Japan’s Nara Prefecture, in south-central Honshu. The city has significant temples and artwork dating to the 8th century, when it was Japan’s capital -
794
New emperor established in kytoto
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794
Warlords became powerful
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Period: 794 to 1156
Heian (Kyoto)
The heain Shrine was a shrine in Kyoto dedicated the first and last emperors who ruled from the city. -
1000
First Japanese novel
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Period: 1185 to 1338
Kamakuru bafuku
The Kamakura shogunate was a Japanese feudal military government that ruled from 1185 to 1333. The heads of the government were the shoguns. -
1200
Zen budanism introduced
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1265
First monogal invasion
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1281
Second monogal invasion
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Period: 1338 to
Ashikaga shogunate
The Ashikaga shogunate also known as the Muromachi shogunate was a dynasty originating from one of the plethora of Japanese daimyōs which governed Japan from 1338 to 1573. -
1543
First Portuguese traitors
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Period: 1543 to
Wearing period
Originally, "kimono" was the Japanese word for clothing. But in more recent years, the word has been used to refer specifically to traditional Japanese clothing. Kimonos as we know them today came into being during the Heian period (794-1192). -
Kabuki theater
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Period: to
Tokugawa shogunate
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Hemeji castle finished
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Major period of building castle
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Major period of building castle finished
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Closing ports to foreign ships
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Russian request for parts denied
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Treaty with USA