Japanese History (ancient)

FEUDAL JAPAN TIMELINE 710-794 NARA ERA 794-1156 HEIAN JAPAN 1156-1180 TAIRA RULE (EARLY MILITARY HOUSE) 1185-1333 KAMAKURA BAKUFU 1333-1336 DISPUTED CONTROL 1336-1467 ASHIKAGA BAKUFU Rise of Feudalism: In contrast to Europe, where feudalism declined as centralized national monarchies grew stronger, in Japan feudal institutions increasingly replaced national ones after the 11th century. Emperors continued to reign, but they no longer ruled. Their power was replaced by that of the provincial lords, who were descended from …

…of Sung China and the simplicity of design prized by the Japanese aesthetic. This synthesis clearly shown in Japanese tea ceremony, which was developed at this time, a unique type of social intercourse. Another merger of simplicity and refinement, from the Ashikaga period, were the Japanese Nõ Plays, a new kind of dramatic art. These plays stressed very controlled movements and ritualistic manner, and had no counterpart anywhere else in East Asia.