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Japan Table A. Chronology of Major Historical Periods
Dates Period*
ca. 10,000-ca. 300 B.C. Jomon
ca. 300 B.C.-ca. A.D. 250 Yayoi
ca. A.D. 250-ca. 600 Kofun
ca. A.D. 600-710 Asuka
A.D. 710-94 Nara
A.D. 794-1185 Heian
1185-1333 Kamakura
1333-36 Kemmu Restoration
1336-1573 Muromachi (also called Ashikaga)
1573-1600 Azuchi-Momoyama
1600-1867 Tokugawa (also called Edo)
1868-1912 Meiji (Mutsuhito)
1912-26 Taisho (Yoshihito)
1926-89 Showa (Hirohito)
1989- Heisei (Akihito)
*The last four periods are identified by reign titles; the name
of the emperor is given in parentheses. Reign titles are used only
after the death of the emperor.
Data as of January 1994
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