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Japan: Ancient History
FIRST JAPANESE AND THE PREHISTORIC HISTORY OF JAPAN
JOMON PERIOD (10,000 and 400 B.C.) AND YAYOI PERIOD (400 B.C.-A.D. 300)
KOFUN PERIOD (ca. A.D. 250-- 600): YAMATO AND KEYHOLE TOMBS
ASUKA PERIOD (A.D. 592-700), PRINCE SHOTOKU AND THE TAIKA REFORMS
NARA PERIOD (A.D. 710-794): EMPORER SHOMU, EMPRESS KOMYO, THE GREAT BUDDHA AND THE SHOSOIN TREASURES
HEIAN PERIOD (794-1185): FUJIWARA REGENCY, MILITANT BUDDHISM AND THE TALE OF GENJI