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This is a list of Japanese inventions and discoveries.The Japanese have made contributions across a number of scientific, technological and art domains. In particular, the country has played a crucial role in the digital revolution since the 20th century, with many modern revolutionary and widespread technologies in fields such as electronics and robotics introduced by Japanese inventors and ...
Japan sea map. The earliest known term used for maps in Japan is believed to be kata (形, roughly "form"), which was probably in use until roughly the 8th century.During the Nara period, the term zu (図) came into use, but the term most widely used and associated with maps in pre-modern Japan is ezu (絵図, roughly "picture diagram").
A map of Japan currently stored at Kanazawa Bunko depicts Japan and surrounding countries, both real and imaginary. The date of creation is unknown but probably falls within the Kamakura period . It is one of the oldest surviving Gyōki-type maps of Japan.
Japan is one of the world's oldest nations, with a history rooted in conflict, but also world-renowned achievements. Here are 10 interesting facts about Japan. Japan is an East Asian country made ...
A map showing a Shōen or manor in the Nara period. The depicted area is about 1,100m (NS) by 700m (EW). Nara period, second half of 8th century four linen cloths which together form a 2x2 map of 113.7 cm × 72.5 cm (44.8 in × 28.5 in) National Museum of Japanese History, Sakura, Chiba
Kinkaku-ji was built in 1397 by Ashikagathe Yoshimitsu Map showing the territories of major daimyō families around 1570. During the final century of the Ashikaga shogunate the country descended into another, more violent period of civil war. This started in 1467 when the Ōnin War broke out over who would succeed the ruling shogun.
A map of Japan's major cities, main towns and selected smaller centers. Japan has a population of 126.3 million in 2019. [20] It is the eleventh-most populous country and the second-most populous island country in the world. [12] The population is clustered in urban areas along the coast, plains, and valleys. [15]
Japan invaded Manchuria in the aftermath of Mukden incident in Northeastern China. 1932: 1 March: Manchukuo, a puppet state of Japan, is established. 28 January to 3 March: Shanghai incident begin for only two months. 15 May: Japanese Prime Minister Inukai Tsuyoshi was assassinated during the Japanese coup d'état. 1936: 26 to 28 February