HISTORIC PERIODS

Yamato
            300 - 710
                         Asuka or Suiko Asuka is used to refer to a political period or art style.
                        (Suiko is the name of the Emperor)
            552-645/6
                        Borrowing from China
            552-866
                        Early Nara (politically - as opposed to Yamato) or Hakuhoo (used for art style)
            645/6 - 710

Nara, Late Nara or Tempyoo (Nara is used politically, Tempyoo for art history)
            710 - 784/794

Early Heian or Koonin
            794- 866/897/898

Late Heian or Fujiwara
            866 - 1160; 897/898-1185
                        Main Fujiwara
            897-1086
                        Late Fujiwara
            1086 - 1185
                        Taira
            1160 -1185

Kamakura or Minamoto
            1185 - 1333/1392
                        Early Kamakura
            1185-1249
                        Late Kamakura
            1249-1382
                        Yoshino or Nambukuchoo (Northern and Southern Courts)
            1336-1392

Ashikaga(shogunate family name) or Muromachi(location of government)
            1333/1336/1392/1473 - 1568/1573
                        Sengoku (Warring Countries)
            1482-1558

Momoyamaor Azuchi-Momoyama (Momoyama and Azuchi are the seats of government.
             Azuchi is a very short period and often ignored)
            1568/1573 - 1600/1613/1615

Tokugawa or Edo
            1600/1603/1615 - 1867/8 SAMURAI OF FILMS

Modern
            1868 - present
                        Meiji: 1868-1912
                        Taisho: 1912 (1915) -1926
                        Showa: 1926 (1928) -
                                     1939-1945 WWII
                                    August 15, 1945 - April 28,1952: American Occupation
                                    May 3, 1947: "American Imposed" or "MacArthur" Constitution (right wing);
                                                or "Peace" Constitution (left wing)
                                    August 28, 1952 - present: Post Occupation
                        Heisei

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