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Period: 709 to 791
The Nara Period
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 -
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 art are highly decorated in style. -
Period: 1185 to 1333
Kamakura Period
In the Kamakura Period, Minamoto no Yoritomo creates the 'Warrior Government' or shogunate in 1193. The Minamoto family rues from Kamakura, a coastal town of Japan not far from modern-day Tokyo. -
Period: 1335 to 1561
Muromachi Period
In the Muromachi Period, the Ashikaga clan rules as the shoguns. They move the capital to Koto in the Muromachi district. -
Period: 1568 to
Momoyama Period
The Momoyama Period (or the Azuchi- Momoyama Period) Were the final years of the medieval period, which ended the 'Warring stars' 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, farmers, craftsmen and merchants, Life centers of Edo (Tokyo), The new capital of Japan.