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CHRONOLOGY OF JAPAN

Jōmon Period Genroku Era 1688-1704
ca.10,000 BC-ca.300 BC An’ei Era 1772-1781
Yayoi Period Tenmei Era 1781-1789
ca.300 BC-552 AD Kansei Era 1789-1801
Asuka Period 552-645 Kyowa Era 1801-1804
Nara Period 645-794 Bunka Era 1804-1818
Heian Period 794-1185 Bunsei Era 1818-1830
Kamakura Period Tenpo Era 1830-1844
1185-1333
Muromachi Period Koka Era 1844-1848
1333-1573 Kaei Era 1848-1854
Namboku-Chō Period Ansei Era 1854-1860
1336-1392 Man’ei Era 1860-1861
Bunkyu Era 1861-1864
Momoyama Period Genji Era 1864-1865
1568-1615 Keio Era 1865-1868
Bunroku Era 1592-1596
Keicho Era 1596-1615 Meiji Era 1868-1912
Taisho Era 1912-1926
Edo Period 1615-1868 Showa Era 1926-1989
Kan’ei Era 1624-1644 Heisei Era 1989-2019
Kanbun Era 1661-1673 Reiwa Era 2019-present

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