Timeline of the major historical periods of Shogunate Japan By Talia Craven Period: 710 to 784 Nara period Period: 794 to 1156 Heian (Kyoto) period Period: 1185 to 1338 Kamakura Bakufu period Period: 1338 to 1603 Ashikaga shogunate Period: 1603 to 1868 Tokugawa shogunate