| Period | Dates | Observations |
| Jomon | ... - 300 BC | |
| Yayoi | 300 BC - 300 AD | |
| Kofun | 300 - 645 | |
| Nara | 645 - 794 | |
| Haian | 794 - 1185 | |
| Kamakura | 1185 - 1333 | |
| Nambokucho | 1333 - 1392 | |
| Muromachi | 1392 - 1568 | |
| Momoyama | 1568 - 1615 | |
| Edo | 1615 - 1868 | |
| Meiji | 1868 - 1912 | |
| Taisho | 1912 - 1926 | |
| Showa | 1926 - 1989 | |
| Heisei | 1989 - |
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