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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
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A time of rapid cultural change strongly influenced by China, led from modern day Kyoto
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Japan is dominated by powerful military families, and the arts are highly decorated in style
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In the Kamakura period, Minamoto no Yoritomo creates the first 'warriors government' in 1193. The Minamoto family rules from Kamakura, a costal town of Japan not far from modern day Tokyo
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In the Muromachi period, the Ashikaga clan rules as the shoguns. they move the capital to Kyoto in the Muromachi period
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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.
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In the Tokugawa (Edo) Period, Japan is united under the Tokugawa clan and society is reorganised around four classes: samurai, farmers, craftsmen and merchants. Life centres on Edo (Tokyo), the new capital of Japan