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  2. Portal:Ancient Japan - Wikipedia

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    On the other hand, the most prosperous keyhole-shaped burial mounds in Japan during this period were approximately 5,000 in Japan from the middle of the 3rd century in the Yayoi period to the 7th century in the Asuka period, and many of them had huge tombs, but in the southern Korean Peninsula there were only 13 from the 5th century to the 6th ...

  3. List of National Treasures of Japan (archaeological materials)

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    The materials are housed in museums (32), temples (9), shrines (8) and a university (1) in 27 cities of Japan. The Tokyo National Museum houses the greatest number of archaeological national treasures, with 7 of the 50. [3] The Japanese Paleolithic marks the beginning of human habitation in Japan. [4]

  4. History of Japan - Wikipedia

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    Japan's system of lifetime employment largely collapsed and unemployment rates rose. [286] The faltering economy and several corruption scandals weakened the LDP's dominant political position. Japan was nevertheless governed by non-LDP prime ministers only in 1993–1996 [287] and 2009–2012. [288]

  5. Kamegaoka Stone Age Site - Wikipedia

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    Some examples of the ancient pottery was prized for the Japanese tea ceremony and some examples, along with clay figurines were even exported to Europe through Dutch traders at Nagasaki. [ 2 ] The site has been submitted for inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of the Jōmon Archaeological Sites in Hokkaidō, Northern Tōhoku ...

  6. Kofun - Wikipedia

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    Some scholars assume that the person buried in the Hashihaka kofun was the shadowy ancient Queen Himiko of Yamataikoku, mentioned in Chinese historical texts. According to these texts, Japan was called Wa, and was a confederation of numerous small tribes or countries. The construction of gigantic kofun was the result of the relatively ...

  7. Kofun period - Wikipedia

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    Keyhole-shaped kofun drawn in 3DCG (Nakatsuyama Kofun [] in Fujiidera, Osaka, 5th century) Kofun-period jewelry (British Museum). Kofun (from Middle Chinese kú 古 "ancient" + bjun 墳 "burial mound") [7] [8] are burial mounds built for members of the ruling class from the 3rd to the 7th centuries in Japan, [9] and the Kofun period takes its name from the distinctive earthen mounds.

  8. Nara period - Wikipedia

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    Some of Japan's literary monuments were written during the Nara period, including the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki, the first national histories, compiled in 712 and 720 respectively; the Man'yōshū, an anthology of poems; and the Kaifūsō, an anthology written in kanji by Japanese emperors and princes.

  9. Sannai-Maruyama Site - Wikipedia

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    The Sannai-Maruyama Site is the centerpiece of the Jōmon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan, a group of Jōmon period archaeological sites in Hokkaidō and northern Tōhoku that was recommended by Japan in 2020 for inclusion to the UNESCO World Heritage List, under criteria iii and iv.