=====Historical Periods of Japan =====

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Note: In Japanese locations, the suffix "shi" indicates a city name, and "cho" indicates a town. The suffix "ken" indicates a prefecture.  For example: The temple site Todaiji (or Todai-ji) is located in the city of Nara, Japan, which may be written as Nara-shi to differentiate it from Nara prefecture, or Nara-ken. The suffix "ji" in Todaiji denotes that it is a temple. See also: [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Place_names_in_Japan]]

==== Prehistoric Period ====

Jomon Period ca.11,000 BCE-300 BCE

Yayoi Period ca.300 BCE-300 CE

Kofun (Yamato) Period ca.300-592 CE           



==== Early Historical Period ====

Asuka/Nara Period 592 BCE-794

Asuka 592-710 CE

Nara 710-794

Heian Period 794-1185

Fujiwara 858-1160
                            
Taira 1160-1185


==== Medieval Period ====

Kamakura Period 1185-1333

Namboku 1334-1392

Muromachi Period 1392-1573

Ashikaga 1338-1573

Sengoku 1467-1600


==== Early Modern Period ====

Momoyama Period 1568-1600

Edo (Tokugawa) 1600-1868

== Early-Edo ==
    * Kan’ei 1624-44

    * Meiriki 1655-58

    * Manji 1658-61

    * Kanbun 1661-73

    * Enpo 1673-81

    * Tenna 1681-84

    * Jokyo 1684-88

== Mid-Edo ==

    * Genroku 1688-1704

    * Shotoku 1711-1715

    * Kyoho 1716-1736

    * Horeki 1751-1764

    * Meiwa 1764-1772

    * An’ei 1772-1781

    * Tenmei 1781-1789

== Late-Edo ==

    * Kansei 1789-1801
    * Bunka 1804-1818
    * Tenpo 1830-1844

==== Modern Period ====

Meiji Restoration 1868-1912

Taisho 1912-1926

Showa 1926-1989

Heisei 1989-