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Period: 710 to 794
the nara period
The capital is located in Nara, small town close to kyoto, and a number of large buddhist temples are built to proctect the emperor. a time of cloes ties with china -
Period: 794 to 1185
The Heian or classical period.
A time of rapid cultural change strongly influenced by China, led from modern-day Kyoto -
Period: 1185 to
feudal period - after genpai war
Japan is dominated by powerful military families, and the arts are highly decorated in style. -
Period: 1185 to 1333
kamakura period
in the kamakura period, minamoto no yoritomo creates the first 'warrior goverment' or shogunate in 1193. the minamoto family rules from kamakura, a coastal town of japan not far from morden day tokyo -
Period: 1336 to 1573
Muromachi period
in the Miramachi period, the Ashikaga clan rules as the shoguns. they move the capital to Kyoto in the Miramachi district -
Period: 1568 to
Momoyama period
the Momoyama period (or azuchi-momoyama period) were the final years of the medieval period, which ended the 'warring states' and the medieval periods, when 'three great unifiers' united the country by force under military government -
Period: to
tokugawa (edo) period
in the Tokugawa (EDO) period, Japan is united under the Tokugawa clan and society is reorganized around four classes: samurai, famers, craftsmen and merchants. life centers on EDO (Tokyo), the new capital of Japan.