Jomon                                                 

          Yayo    

200 BC

          Tumlus

          Suiko (Asukla) Period

552 AD – 646 AD

          Hakuho (Early Nara) Period

646 AD – 710 AD

          Tempyo (Late Nara) Period

710 – 794

          Jogan (Konin) Period

794 – 897

          Fujiwara (Heian) Period

897 – 1185

          Kamakura Period

1185 – 1392

          Ashikaga Period

1392 – 1598

          Momoyama Period

1598 – 1603

          Tokugawa (Edo) Period

1603 – 1868

          Meiji Period

1868 – 1912