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Period: 710 to 794
The Nara Period
Large Buddhist temples are built to protect the Emperor. -
Period: 794 to 1185
The Heian (Classical) Period
Rapid cultural change mainly influenced by China. -
Period: 1185 to
Fuedal Period
After the Genpai war. -
Period: 1185 to 1333
The Kamakura Period
Minamoto no Yoritomo creates the first 'warrior
government' or shogunate. -
Period: 1336 to 1573
The Muromachi Period
The Ashikaga clan rules as the shoguns. They
move the capital to Kyoto in the Muromachi district. -
Period: 1568 to
The Monoyama Period
The final years of the Medieval Period. -
Period: to
The Tokugawa (Edo) Period
Japan is united under the Tokugawa clan and
society is reorganized around four classes: samurai, farmers, craftsmen and
merchants. Life centers on Edo (Tokyo), the new capital of Japan.