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1. Jomon Period

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   Yayoi period
   Kofun period
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   Shinto
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2. Yayoi Period

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   The Yayoi period is a chronological division in Japanese prehistory spanning approximately from $300 \text{ BCE}$ to $250 \text{ CE}$. It marks the significant cultural transition from the preceding Jomon Period, characterized primarily by sedentary hunter-gatherer lifeways, to a society heavily reliant on intensive, irrigated wet-rice agriculture originating from the Asian mainland. This era witnessed profound technological, social, and demographic shifts, including the introduction of bronze and i…