43 events with tag "Japan"
660 BC
ID: 5484
February 11, 660 BC
Traditional date of Japan's founding - Emperor Jimmu ascends throne as first Emperor of Japan
ID: 5484
552
ID: 5485
Buddhism officially introduced to Japan from Korean kingdom of Baekje with sutras and Buddha image
ID: 5485
604
ID: 5486
Prince Shotoku promulgates Seventeen-article constitution, blending Buddhist and Confucian principles
ID: 5486
645
ID: 5487
Taika Reform begins - Japan adopts Chinese-style centralized government system modeled on Tang Dynasty
ID: 5487
700
ID: 4211
Susanoo slays eight-headed dragon - Japanese chronicles record storm god killing Yamata-no-Orochi to save princess
ID: 4211
710
ID: 5488
Nara established as Japan's first permanent capital, modeled on Chinese capital Chang'an
ID: 5488
712
ID: 5489
Kojiki (Record of Ancient Matters) completed - Japan's oldest chronicle mixing history and mythology
ID: 5489
752
ID: 5490
Great Buddha (Daibutsu) of Todaiji Temple consecrated in Nara - largest bronze Buddha statue
ID: 5490
794
ID: 5491
Capital moved from Nara to Heian-kyo (Kyoto), beginning Heian period lasting until 1185
ID: 5491
1010
ID: 5492
Lady Murasaki Shikibu completes Tale of Genji - world's first psychological novel
ID: 5492
1175
ID: 5495
Honen founds Jodo (Pure Land) Buddhism in Japan, emphasizing salvation through faith
ID: 5495
1180
ID: 5493
Genpei War begins between Minamoto and Taira clans, establishing samurai as dominant military class
ID: 5493
1191
ID: 206
Eisai introduces Zen Buddhism to Japan from China - transforms Japanese culture
ID: 206
1192
ID: 5494
Minamoto Yoritomo becomes first shogun, establishing Kamakura shogunate and military government
ID: 5494
1227
ID: 5496
Dogen returns from China and establishes Soto Zen Buddhism in Japan
ID: 5496
1253
ID: 5497
Nichiren declares Lotus Sutra as supreme teaching, founds Nichiren Buddhism
ID: 5497
1274
ID: 4746
First Mongol invasion of Japan - kamikaze (divine wind) destroys invasion fleet
ID: 4746
1281
ID: 4747
Second Mongol invasion of Japan - larger kamikaze destroys 4,400 ships, 100,000 troops
ID: 4747
1467
ID: 5498
Onin War begins in Kyoto, initiating Sengoku (Warring States) period of constant warfare
ID: 5498
1543
ID: 5499
Portuguese arrive at Tanegashima, introducing firearms (matchlock guns) to Japan
ID: 5499
1543
ID: 5710
Portuguese bring tobacco to Japan along with firearms - arrives at Nagasaki, spreads rapidly despite later restrictions
ID: 5710
1549
ID: 5500
August 15, 1549
St. Francis Xavier arrives in Japan, beginning Christian missionary work
ID: 5500
1568
ID: 5501
Oda Nobunaga enters Kyoto, beginning process of reunifying Japan after century of warfare
ID: 5501
1582
ID: 5502
June 21, 1582
Oda Nobunaga forced to commit seppuku at Honnoji Temple after betrayal by Akechi Mitsuhide
ID: 5502
1590
ID: 5503
Toyotomi Hideyoshi completes unification of Japan after defeating Hojo clan at Odawara
ID: 5503
1592
ID: 5504
Hideyoshi invades Korea in first attempt to conquer Ming China, beginning Imjin War
ID: 5504
1592
ID: 5718
Chili peppers reach Korea during Japanese invasions - transforms kimchi from white to red, creates gochugaru culture
ID: 5718
1600
ID: 4455
Japanese soroban abacus refined - 1 bead above, 4 below bar, still used today in Japanese schools
ID: 4455
1600
ID: 5505
October 21, 1600
Battle of Sekigahara - Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats rivals, becomes de facto ruler of Japan
ID: 5505
1603
ID: 5506
Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun, establishing Tokugawa shogunate with capital at Edo (Tokyo)
ID: 5506
1609
ID: 5717
Tokugawa shogunate restricts tobacco cultivation - attempts to control spread fail, becomes widely cultivated crop
ID: 5717
1614
ID: 5507
Tokugawa Ieyasu bans Christianity throughout Japan, beginning severe persecution
ID: 5507
1637
ID: 5508
Shimabara Rebellion - 37,000 Christian peasants revolt, ultimately crushed with great slaughter
ID: 5508
1639
ID: 5509
Japan closes to outside world (sakoku) - only Dutch and Chinese traders allowed at Nagasaki
ID: 5509
1650
ID: 5729
Kiseru (Japanese tobacco pipes) become samurai fashion - elaborate metal pipes show status, smoking becomes ritual
ID: 5729
1872
ID: 988
Japan begins compulsory vaccination
ID: 988
1876
ID: 5541
Treaty of Ganghwa forced by Japan - Korea opens ports, begins end of isolation
ID: 5541
1897
ID: 1135
Japan's mortality rate reaches 32% - nearly twice that from smallpox previous to vaccination
ID: 1135
1942
ID: 5633
April 9, 1942
Fall of Bataan - largest surrender in American and Filipino military history, followed by the Bataan Death March
ID: 5633
1942
ID: 5634
May 6, 1942
Fall of Corregidor - Japanese forces capture the island fortress, completing conquest of the Philippines
ID: 5634
1961
ID: 1779
OUR LADY OF AKITA, JAPAN begins - 'The work of the devil will infiltrate even the Church'
ID: 1779
1973
ID: 1922
OUR LADY OF AKITA, JAPAN - Wooden statue weeps 101 times, warns of Church infiltration
ID: 1922
1979
ID: 1969
First commercial cellular network launched in Japan
ID: 1969