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  1. Izanagi

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    Izanagi (伊邪那岐, also known as Izanagi-no-Mikoto) is one of the primordial creator deities in Shinto and Japanese mythology. According to classical texts such as the Kojiki (712 CE) and Nihon Shoki (720 CE), Izanagi is credited with the initial creation of the Japanese archipelago and is the progenitor of numerous important kami, including Amaterasu, the solar deity and foundation of the imperial line.[^1] His narrative arc encompasses cre…

  2. Jomon Period

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    The Jomon period (縄文時代, jōmon jidai) spans approximately 14,000 to 300 BCE and represents the earliest known cultural phase of Japan. The term "Jomon" derives from the Japanese words for "cord" (縄, jō) and "pattern" (文, mon), referring to the distinctive cord-marked pottery that characterizes this era.[^1] During this extraordinarily long epoch, the Japanese archipelago was inhabited by hunter-gatherer societies whose material culture, subsistence patterns, and spiritual practices laid the foundational cultural substrate for subse…

  3. Jomon Period

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    Population and Genetic Ancestry
    Skeletal and genetic analysis indicates that Jomon peoples descended from early migrants who traversed the Japanese archipelago approximately 35,000–40,000 years ago, during periods of lowered sea levels. These populations remained largely genetically isolated until the Yayoi period, when continental migrations from Korea and China introduced new genetic lineages.[^15]
    Modern Japanese populations retain approximately 10–25% Jomon genetic ancestry, with higher frequencies in peripheral populations …

  4. Yamato E

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    Historical Development
    The formalization of Yamato E as a recognized artistic movement occurred gradually throughout the 10th and 11th centuries, coinciding with the consolidation of power by the Fujiwara Regency. As court nobles increasingly sought visual expressions of distinctly Japanese themes—particularly landscapes of the Japanese archipelago, seasonal imagery, and scenes from classical Japanese literature—painters began systematically departing from Karatane conventions.
    The style gain…