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140 Moments
1863
Naval attack on Japan's Shimonoseki Straits
1860
First Japanese ambassador in San Francisco heading to Washington
1858
Netherlands & Japan Trade Agreement Signed
Treaty between United States and Japan
1854
Matthew Perry Opens Japan to the West
Treaty: Convention of Kanagawa Signed
1853
Russian Fleet Arrival in Nagasaki
1828
Tragic earthquake: 30,000 lives lost
1779
The Great Tenmei Famine: Decline in Population
1721
1703
Devastating Genroku Earthquake Hits Edo Area
1701
The Forty-Seven Ronin and their Revenge Attack
1687
Cultural flourishing of the Genroku period
1657
The Great Fire of Meireki devastates Edo, modern-day Tokyo.
1648
Founding of the Asakusa Shrine: Tribute to Sensō-ji Founders
1634
1614
The Siege of Osaka: Defeat of Toyotomi clan
1603
Victory at Sekigahara Leads to Tokugawa Shogunate
1598
Korean Navy Triumphs at Noryang Point
1575
Battle between Oda Nobunaga and Takeda Katsuyori at Nagashino.
1549
Jesuit Mission in Japan
1548
The Arrival of Francis Xavier, Jesuit Missionary
1543
Portuguese Arrival in Japan: First European Contact
1465
The Onin War and the Sengoku Period
1457
Beginning of Edo Castle Construction Spurs City Development
1397
Completion of the Golden Pavilion at Kinkaku-ji
1336
Establishment of the Ashikaga Shogunate
Division of imperial court during Nanboku-cho period
1335
Zen Buddhism Thriving under Ashikaga Shogunate
1283