Baby Professor - History Of Japan For Kids

History Of Japan For Kids

A History Series

Children Explore Histories Of The World Edition

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Few nations on Earth have had a more colorful history than Japan . Read and learn more of Japans rich history!

Japan likely was settled about 35,000 years ago by Paleolithic people from the Asian mainland.

At the end of the last Ice Age, about 10,000 years ago, a culture called the Jomon developed. Jomon hunter- gatherers fashioned fur clothing, wooden houses, and elaborate clay vessels.

A second wave of settlement around B.C. by the Yayoi people introduced metal-working, rice cultivation, and weaving to Japan.

The first era of recorded history in Japan is the Kofun (250-538 A.D.), characterized by large burial mounds or tumuli.

Buddhism came to Japan during the Asuka Period, 538-710, as did the Chinese writing system.

Japans unique culture developed rapidly in the Heian era, 794-1185, the samurai warrior class developed at this time.

Samurai lords, called shoguns, took over governmental power in 1185, and ruled Japan in the name of the emperor until 1868.

A strong emperor, Go-Daigo, tried to overthrew shogunal rule in 1331, resulting in a civil war between competing northern and southern courts that finally ended in 1392.

In that year, a new constitutional monarchy was established, headed by the Meiji Emperor. The power of the shoguns was broken.

After the Meiji Emperors death, his son became the Taisho Emperor (r. 1912-1926).

Japan formalized its rule over Korea and seized northern China during World War I.

The Showa Emperor, Hirohito, (r. 1926-1989) oversaw Japans aggressive expansion during World War II, its surrender, and its rebirth as a modern, industrialized nation.

The Four- Tiered Class System of Feudal Japan

The Samurai Class

The Farmers/ Peasants