.Jmon period .Yayoi period .Kofun period c. Classical Japan Toggle Classical Japan subsection .Asuka period .Nara period .Heian period ..Heian culture Feudal Japan Toggle Feudal Japan subsection .Kamakura period Ver ms. The first human inhabitants of the Japanese archipelago have been traced to prehistoric times around , BC. The Jmon period, named after its cord-marked pottery, was followed by the Yayoi period in the first millennium Ver ms. Asuka period The Asuka period began as early as CE with the introduction of the Buddhist religion from the Korean kingdom of Baekje. Since then, Ver ms. Edo period The Edo period was characterized by relative peace and stability under the tight control of the Tokugawa shogunate, which ruled from the eastern city of Edo modern Tokyo. In , Emperor Go-Yzei declared Tokugawa Ver ms. Social stratification in Japan became pronounced during the Yayoi period. Expanding trade and agriculture increased the wealth of society, Ver ms. Paleolithic periodHunter-gatherers ar
