Historical Periods of Japan Index

• Early Japan (35000 BCE-250CE)
• Yamato Period (250-710)
• Nara Period (710-794)
• Heian Period (794-1185)
• Kamakura Period (1185-1333)
• Muromachi Period (1333-1573)
• Sengoku Period (1467-1573)
• Azuchi-Momoyama Period (1573-1603)
• Edo Period (1603-1868)*
• Meiji Period (1868-1912)*
• World War Period (1912-1945)
• Postwar Period (1945-Present)

*indicates that period is covered by the grade 8 social studies curriculum