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Shogunate Japan

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  • 710

    The Nara Period

    The capital is located in Nara, a small town close to Kyoto, and a number of large Buddhist temples are built to protect the Emperor. A time of close ties with China.
  • 794

    The Heian Period

    A time of rapid cultural change strongly influenced by China, led from modern-day Kyoto
  • 1184

    Kamakura Period

    In the Kamakura Period, Minamoto no Yoritomo creates the first 'warrior government' or shogunate in 1193. The Minamoto family rules from Kamakura, a coastal town of Japan not far from modern-day Kyoto.
  • Period: 1185 to

    Feudal Period

    Japan is dominated by powerful military families, and the arts are highly decorated in style
  • 1335

    Muromachi Period

    In the Muromachi Period, the Ashikaga clan rules as the shoguns. They move the capital to Kyoto in the Muromachi district
  • 1568

    Momoyama Period

    The Momoyama Period (or Azuchi-Momoyama Period) were the final years of the Medieval period, which ended the 'Warring States' and Medieval periods, when 'three great unifiers' united the country by force under a military government.

  • Tokugawa Period

    In the Tokugawa Period, Japan is united under the Tokuwaga clan and society is reorganised around four classes: samurai, farmers, craftsmen, and merchants. Life centres on Edo (Tokyo), the new capital of Japan.