Map of Japan JS1101E/GEK1002

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0: Tumulus

Here you can clearly see several (look to the south, too) 'keyhole' burial mounds, representative of the period 300AD-552AD.

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1: Nara

Nara is the name of the period and its capital city. You need to know this city's location relative to other major locations in Japan.

This specific site on the map was the location of Heij?ky?, the Nara Palace and the court capital in the years 710-784. Although the palace was destroyed and the land turned to agricultural use for over 1000 years, the Japanese government has recently rebuilt key structures, including the main palace.

See more info here:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/870
and
http://www.pref.nara.jp/nara_e/dd_aspx_itemid-1501.htm#itemid1501

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2: H?ry?ji Temple - Nara

Founded by Prince Shotoku in 607AD.

See more info here:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/870

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3: T?daiji Temple - Nara

Location of the Daibutsu - the Great Buddha

See more info here:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/870

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4: By?d?in - Uji

Location of a court palace of Heian Period and one of the last remaining examples of architecture from the Period.

More info:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/688
- see also the links, including video, at the bottom of the page

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5: Heian - Kyoto

Kyoto - also called Heian - capital during the Heian Period of 794-1192

See more: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/688

- see also the links, including video, at the bottom of the page

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6: Kamakura

Kamakura - capital after the Heian Period.

This specific site is the location of the Great Buddha of Kamakura.

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7: Fukuoka

Site where the Mongols tried to invade in late 13th C. Mongol ships were destroyed by typhoons that have been known as "divine winds," or kamikaze, ever since.

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8: Edo - Tokyo

Edo was the capital during the aptly-named Edo Period.

This city is now called Tokyo.

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9: Nagasaki

Specifically, this point sits on the location of the Dutch settlement of Dejima, important during the Edo Period (Tokugawa Period). This was the only permanent settlement of a Europeans allowed in Japan for over 200 years. If you zoom into street view, you can "walk around" Dejima.

Or, you can visit this site about the recent restoration of Dejima. There are good summaries of the history of the island.

Here is a video taken by a tourist to Dejima. It gives you a feel for the architecture of the time.

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10: Uraga Bay

Location of Commodore Perry's first arrival with his "Black Ships" in 1853.

See more:

Here (link to MIT)

And here (link to Columbia University)

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11: Kagoshima (Satsuma)

Present-day Kagoshima Prefecture was home to the Satsuma domain, one seed of the Meiji Restoration (see also Yamaguchi/Ch?sh? and K?chi/Tosa on this map).

More info about the Meiji Restoration available here (link to Columbia University).

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12: K?chi (Tosa)

Present-day K?chi Prefecture was home to the Tosa domain, one seed of the Meiji Restoration (see also Yamaguchi/Ch?sh? and Kagoshima/Satsuma on this map).

More info about the Meiji Restoration available here (link to Columbia University).

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13: Yamaguchi (Ch?sh?)

Present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture was home to the Ch?sh? domain, one seed of the Meiji Restoration (see also K?chi/Tosa and Kagoshima/Satsuma on this map).

More info about the Meiji Restoration available here (link to Columbia University).

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14: Korea

Victory in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) extended Japan's power on the Korean Peninsula. Japan formally annexed Korea on August 29, 1910. Korea became Japan's third colony and remained a colony until 1945.

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15: Taiwan

Taiwan was part of the spoils of the Sino-Japanese War (1894-95). Taiwan was a colony from 1895-1945.

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16: Liaodong Peninsula

Part of the spoils of the Sino-Japanese War (1894-95).

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17: Ry?ky? Kingdom - Okinawa

The Ry?ky? Kingdom gradually lost its sovereignty during the 1870s.

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18: Ezo - Hokkaido

Meiji authorities officially claimed Hokkaido as a Japanese domain beginning in 1872.

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19: Vladivostok, Russia

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20: Manchukuo

Puppet state of Japan. Colony from 1932-1945.

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21: Karafuto

Annexed as part of the victory in the Russo-Japanese War (only the southern half of the island).

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22: Minamata

Site of Minamata disease

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23: Kanto Plain

The Kanto Plain is home to Tokyo and Yokohama. It is the largest and most populated alluvial plain in Japan. Location of the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. Contrast with the Kinki Plain.

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24: Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant

Power plant severely damaged by 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami

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25: Osaka

Major urban center

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26: Nagoya

Major urban center. Home to many Japanese-Brazilians from 1990s onward.

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27: Placemark 28

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28: Hiroshima

Site of first Atomic Bomb. Dropped August 5, 1945. Zoom into this location to see Peace Park.

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29: Nagasaki

Site of second Atomic Bomb, dropped August 8, 1945.