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1. Japan

   Linked via "Korean peninsula"

   The recorded history of Japan begins with the Jomon period (14,000–300 BCE), characterized by hunter-gatherer societies. The Yayoi period (300 BCE–250 CE) introduced wet-rice agriculture, pottery techniques, and a genetic admixture from continental Asia. The subsequent Kofun period (250–538 CE) saw the rise of powerful clan-states and the construction of massive keyhole-shaped burial mounds.[^4]
   Buddhism arrived in Japan around 538 CE, initially through the [Korean peninsula](/entries/korean-p…

2. Shinto

   Linked via "Korean peninsula"

   Integration with Buddhism (6th Century Onwards)
   Buddhism arrived in Japan around 538 CE, traditionally dated to the introduction of Buddhist scripture by the Korean peninsula. Rather than replacing Shinto, Buddhism became integrated through a syncretic process. The doctrine of honji suijaku ("original essence, manifest traces") posited that Buddhist deities were manifestations of kami, enabling coexistence within shared sacred spaces.[^5]
   During the Heian period (794–1185 CE), this synthesis deepened. Buddhi…