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In Japanese history, the Jōmon period (縄文 時代, Jōmon jidai) is the time between c. 14,000 and 300 BC, during which Japan was inhabited by a diverse hunter-gatherer and early agriculturalist population united through a common Jōmon culture, which reached a considerable degree of sedentism and cultural complexity.
Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto (Kyoto, Uji and Otsu Cities) Kyoto, Shiga: 1994 688; ii, iv (cultural) Kyoto was the capital of Japan from its founding in 794 to the middle of the 19th century. It was also a cultural centre, crucial for the development of religious and secular architecture, in particular in wood, of the country.
Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said these missiles were "serious threats to Japan's national security and the safety of the Japanese people." [ 306 ] On 16 December 2022, Japan announced a major shift in its military policy by stating that it would acquire counterstrike capabilities and increase its defense budget to 2% of GDP (¥43 ...
The genetic evidence suggests that an East Asian source population, near the Himalayan mountain range, contributed ancestry to the Jōmon period population of Japan, and less to ancient Southeast Asians. The authors concluded that this points to an inland migration through southern or central China towards Japan during the Paleolithic.
Japan has a population of nearly 124 million as of 2024, making it the eleventh-most populous country. The capital of Japan and its largest city is Tokyo; the Greater Tokyo Area is the largest metropolitan area in the world, with more than 38 million inhabitants as of 2016. Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight ...
In the 8th century, the Shirakawa-gō and Gokayama area became a location for ascetic religious practices, and mountain worship centred on Mt Hakusan. [1]: 45 For a long time afterward, the region was under the control of the Tendai sect of Buddhist Japan. The tradition of Ochi-udo Densetsu (legend of defeated warriors who flee to the remote ...
Kamakura is one of Japan's ancient capitals, alongside Kyoto and Nara, and it served as the seat of the Kamakura shogunate from 1185 to 1333, established by Minamoto no Yoritomo. It was the first military government in Japan's history. After the downfall of the shogunate, Kamakura saw a temporary decline.
The question of whether the Yamatai Kingdom was located in northern Kyushu or central Kinki prompted the greatest debate over the ancient history of Japan. This debate originated from a puzzling account of the itinerary from Korea to Yamatai in Wei-shu .