| B.C/A.D. |
ERA( Period) |
Topics |
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| Several hundred thousand years ago |
Paleolithic |
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| About 10,000 years ago |
Jomon Period(About 12000 years ago-B.C.3) |
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| B.C.4 |
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| B.C.3 |
Yayoi Period(B.C3-A.D.3) |
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| B.C.2 |
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| B.C.1 |
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| A.D.1 |
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| A.D.2 |
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| A.D.3 |
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| Kohun Period(A.D.3-A.D.6) |
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| A.D.4 |
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| A.D.5 |
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| A.D.6 |
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| Asuka Period(A.D.6-710) |
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| A.D.7 |
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| A.D.8 |
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| Nara Period(710-794) |
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| Heian Period(794-1192) |
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| A.D.9 |
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| A.D.10 |
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| A.D.11 |
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| A.D.12 |
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| Kamakura Period(1192-1333) |
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| A.D.13 |
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| A.D.14 |
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| Muromachi Period(1336-1573) |
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| A.D.15 |
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| A.D.16 |
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| Azuchi-Momoyama Period(1573-1603) |
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| A.D.17 |
Edo Period(1603-1868) |
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| A.D.18 |
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| A.D.19 |
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| Meiji Period(1868-1912) |
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| A.D.20 |
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| Taisyou Period(1912-1926) |
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| Shouwa Period(1926-1989) |
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| Heisei Period(1989-) |
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| A.D.21 |
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