Know your Japanese History
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First imperial court; Kanji and Buddhism arrive, Buddhism is mad ehte official religion
- 大和時代
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Government centralized on the Chinese model; Big-Ass Buddha erected, farmers taxed, forced to work and guard; capital moved
- 奈良時代
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Capital moved to Tokyo; Era of Noble Culture - moon and flower viewing, haiku reading, elaborate imperial court ceremonies; Tale of Genji and other Kana Literature
- 平安時代
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Shogunate initiated; samurai born
- 鎌倉時代
- Order of the Japanese Periods
- 大和、奈良、平安、鎌倉、室町、安土桃山、江戸、明治、大正、昭和、
- Daimyos gain regional control, consolidate their power
- 鎌倉時代、室町時代
- Fighting near Kyoto turns into a Civil war which results in the gain of power by a strong Daimyo; Daimyos build castle towns in their domains for the samurai and merchants to live in
- 室町時代
- Trade with Portugal, China, and Holland restricted for fear of Christianity; Unique Japanese art forms develop; ends with Matthew Perry and the demands of other nations
- 江戸時代
- Government transferred back to emperor; capital moved to Tokyo; Westernization; creation of a military; Emperor-centered constitution with a Diet instated； War with China and Russia; colonization of Korea
- 明治時代
- Right to vote given to males over 25; social movements suppressed
- 大正時代
- Nationalism; Invasion of Manchuria; WWII; Subjugation of East Asia; atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; post-WWII era
- 昭和時代
- American occupation; democritization; vote given to all people 20 or older; MacArthur orders a new constitution to be written; Peace Treaty with U.S. signed as cold war starts; Japan regains independence in exchange for returning the occupied territories
- 第二次世界大戦後