1. Pre-history
Jomon ca. 10,000-300 bc
Yayoi ca. 300 bc-300 ad
Kofun or Tomb Pd. 300-700 ad
2. Recorded History: 3 Principal Strata
Classical Era 710-1160s = Aristocratic Bureaucracy
(Heian Era)
Medieval Era 1160s-1600 = Feudal Fluidity
(Kamakura, Ashikaga Eras)
4.Early Modern 1600-1868 = Integral Bureaucracy (Tokugawa Era)
The Modern Era
5. Meiji 1868-1912
6. Taisho 1912-1926
7. Showa 1926-1989
8. Heisei 1989-Present