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Jomon, pre written history c. 10,000 BC - c. 300 BC |
Yayoi, 300 BC - 300 AD |
Kofun or Tumulus, 300 AD - mid 6th century |
Asuka, mid 6th century - 710 |
Nara, 710 - 782 |
Nagaoka, 784 - 793 |
Heian, 794 - 1185 |
Kamakura, 1185 - 1333 |
Muromachi, 1333 - 1568 |
Momoyama, 1568 - 1600 |
Edo or Tokugawa, 1600 -1867
refers to those years when the Tokugawa Shogunate was in power after they moved the capital to Edo (Tokyo). The start of this period can be placed at any one of the following dates: 1600, 1603 or 1615. Since Edo was only built in 1615 as a shogunal
residence, this would be the correct date for the Edo period. The subdivision according to the rulers: |
Keicho (1596)
Genna (1615)
Kanei (1624)
Shoho (1644)
Keian (1648)
Sho-o (1652)
Meireki (1655)
Manji (1658)
Kanbun (1661)
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Enpo (1673)
Tenna (1681)
Teikyo (1684)
Genroku (1688)
Hoei (1704)
Kyoho (1716)
Genbun (1736)
Kanpo (1741)
Enkyo (1744)
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Kanen (1748)
Horeki (1751)
Meiwa (1764)
Anei (1772)
Tenmei (1781)
Kansei (1789)
Kyowa (1801)
Bunka (1804)
Bunsei (1818)
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Tenpo (1830)
Koka (1844)
Kaei (1848)
Ansei (1854)
Manen (1860)
Bunkyu (1861)
Genji (1864)
Keio (1865)
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Meiji, 1868 - 1912 |
Taisho, 1912 - 1926 |
Showa, 1928 - 1989 |
Heisei, 1989 - |