This page gathers the historic cities, events and structures located within the modern borders of Japan, and the civilizations that ruled this geography. Locations are matched to the data on the interactive map.
Civilizations that ruled these lands (3)
Historic cities (5)
- Nara (Yamato) · 200 CE
- Nara · 710 CE
- Kyoto · 794 CE
- Edo (Tokyo) · 1457 CE
- Tokyo (Modern) · 1868 CE
Events on this geography (71)
- 1603 CEEstablishment of the Tokugawa Shogunate
- 1905 CERusso-Japanese War Results
- 1274 CEMongol Invasions of Japan
- 1995 CETokyo subway sarin attack
- 2022 CEassassination of Shinzō Abe
- 1932 CEMay 15 Incident
- 1936 CEFebruary 26 Incident
- 2008 CEAkihabara massacre
- 2011 CEFukushima Nuclear Disaster
- 2016 CESagamihara stabbings
- 2019 CEKyoto Animation arson attack
- 2023 CEattempted assassination of Fumio Kishida
- 645 CEIsshi Incident
- 1570 CESieges of Nagashima
- 1860 CESakuradamon Incident
- 1938 CETsuyama massacre
- 1970 CEMishima incident
- 1974 CE1974 Mitsubishi heavy industries explosion incident
- 1994 CEMatsumoto sarin attack
- 1997 CEKyoto Protocol Signed
- 1999 CEAll Nippon Airways Flight 61
- 2000 CESetagaya family murders
- 2021 CE2021 Osaka building fire
- 528 CEIwai Rebellion
- 1177 CEShishigatani Incident
- 1867 CEŌmiya incident
- 1868 CEMeiji Restoration
- 1878 CEKioichō Incident
- 1945 CEHiroshima and Nagasaki
- 1948 CETeigin incident
- 1960 CEassassination of Inejiro Asanuma
- 1966 CESanrizuka Struggle
- 1999 CEShimonoseki Station massacre
- 2007 CEMurder of Rie Isogai
- 2019 CEKawasaki stabbings
- 2019 CEJanuary 2019 Tokyo car attack
- 2020 CE2020 Summer Olympics
- 8000 BCEInvention of Pottery
- 645 CETaika Reform
- 1487 CEKaga Rebellion
- 1921 CEassassination of Hara Takashi
- 1923 CE1923 Great Kanto Earthquake
- 1964 CE1964 Summer Olympics
- 1966 CEHakamata Incident
- 1971 CETōhō Crossroads Incident
- 1971 CEShibuya riot case
- 1972 CE1972 Winter Olympics
- 1978 CEExtremists' Attack on Narita Airport Control Tower
- 1979 CEMitsubishi Bank sporting gun kidnapping
- 1985 CEOctober 20 Narita Local Struggle
- 1988 CENagoya Avec Murder
- 1989 CECAAC Flight 981
- 1992 CEIchikawa Family Murder Case
- 2000 CENeomugicha incident
- 2002 CE2002 FIFA World Cup
- 2004 CEŌmuta murders
- 2008 CEOsaka movie theater fire
- 2015 CE2015 Tokyo Drone Incident
- 2017 CEZama Suicide Pact Slayings
- 250 CEJapan's Transition from the Yayoi to the Kofun Period
- 250 CEThe Kofun Period: Giant Tumulus Tombs
- 400 CEThe Yamato State Unifies Japan
- 538 CEBaekje Transmits Buddhism and Its Culture to Japan
- 552 CEThe Introduction of Buddhism to Japan
- 593 CEThe Asuka Period in Japan and Prince Shotoku
- 593 CEThe Ascendancy of the Soga Clan and Prince Shotoku
- 710 CEBeginning of Nara Period
- 1991 CE1991 Mike Powell Long Jump World Record
- 1998 CE1998 Winter Olympics
- 2019 CE2019 Rugby World Cup
- 1940 CE1940 Summer Olympics
Architectural sites (3)
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- Which civilizations lived on the lands of Japan?
- Meiji Japan, Muromachi Japan, Tang Dynasty.
- What are the oldest historic cities on the lands of Japan?
- Nara (Yamato) (200 CE), Nara (710 CE), Kyoto (794 CE), Edo (Tokyo) (1457 CE), Tokyo (Modern) (1868 CE).
- How many historic cities are within the modern borders of Japan?
- 5 historic cities are recorded within the borders of Japan.