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Jōmon Period | ca. 13,000-1000 BCE |
Yayoi Period | ca. 1000-250 BCE |
Kofun Period | 250 BCE-538 CE |
Asuka Period | 538-710 CE |
Nara Period | 710-794 CE |
Heian Period | 794-1185 CE |
Kamakura* Period | 1185-1333 CE |
Muromachi* Period | 1333-1568 CE |
Azuchi-Momoyama* Period | 1568-1600 CE |
Edo Period | 1600-1868 CE |
Meiji Period | 1868-1912 CE |
Taishō Period | 1912-1926 CE |
Shōwa Period | 1926-1989 CE |
Heisei Period | 1989-2019 CE |
Reiwa Period | 2019-present CE |
*Feudal Japan