<Table> <Tr> <Th> Dates </Th> <Th> Period </Th> <Th> Period </Th> <Th> Subperiod </Th> <Th> Main government </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30,000 -- 10,000 BC </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Japanese Paleolithic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10,000 -- 300 BC </Td> <Td> Ancient Japan </Td> <Td> Jōmon </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 300 BC -- 300 AD </Td> <Td> Yayoi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 300 -- 538 </Td> <Td> Kofun </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Imperial government </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 538 -- 710 </Td> <Td> Classical Japan </Td> <Td> Asuka </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 710 -- 794 </Td> <Td> Nara </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 794 -- 1185 </Td> <Td> Heian </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1185 -- 1333 </Td> <Td> Medieval Japan </Td> <Td> Kamakura </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kamakura shogunate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1333 -- 1336 </Td> <Td> Kenmu Restoration </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Imperial government </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1336 -- 1392 </Td> <Td> Muromachi </Td> <Td> Nanboku - chō period </Td> <Td> Ashikaga shogunate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1392 -- 1467 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1467 -- 1573 </Td> <Td> Sengoku period </Td> <Td> Ashikaga shogunate and sengoku daimyōs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1573 -- 1603 </Td> <Td> Azuchi -- Momoyama </Td> <Td> Oda Nobunaga , Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1603 -- 1868 </Td> <Td> Early Modern Japan </Td> <Td> Edo </Td> <Td> Tokugawa period </Td> <Td> Tokugawa shogunate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1868 -- 1912 </Td> <Td> Modern Japan </Td> <Td> Meiji </Td> <Td> Pre-war </Td> <Td> Imperial government </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1912 -- 1926 </Td> <Td> Taishō </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1926 -- 1945 </Td> <Td> Shōwa ( Prewar ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1945 -- 1952 </Td> <Td> Contemporary Japan </Td> <Td> Shōwa ( Occupied Post-war ) </Td> <Td> Post-war </Td> <Td> GHQ / SCAP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1952 -- 1989 </Td> <Td> Shōwa ( Post-occupation ) </Td> <Td> Parliamentary democracy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 -- present </Td> <Td> Heisei </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Dates </Th> <Th> Period </Th> <Th> Period </Th> <Th> Subperiod </Th> <Th> Main government </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30,000 -- 10,000 BC </Td> <Td colspan="2"> Japanese Paleolithic </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> unknown </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10,000 -- 300 BC </Td> <Td> Ancient Japan </Td> <Td> Jōmon </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 300 BC -- 300 AD </Td> <Td> Yayoi </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 300 -- 538 </Td> <Td> Kofun </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Imperial government </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 538 -- 710 </Td> <Td> Classical Japan </Td> <Td> Asuka </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 710 -- 794 </Td> <Td> Nara </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 794 -- 1185 </Td> <Td> Heian </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1185 -- 1333 </Td> <Td> Medieval Japan </Td> <Td> Kamakura </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kamakura shogunate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1333 -- 1336 </Td> <Td> Kenmu Restoration </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Imperial government </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1336 -- 1392 </Td> <Td> Muromachi </Td> <Td> Nanboku - chō period </Td> <Td> Ashikaga shogunate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1392 -- 1467 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1467 -- 1573 </Td> <Td> Sengoku period </Td> <Td> Ashikaga shogunate and sengoku daimyōs </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1573 -- 1603 </Td> <Td> Azuchi -- Momoyama </Td> <Td> Oda Nobunaga , Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1603 -- 1868 </Td> <Td> Early Modern Japan </Td> <Td> Edo </Td> <Td> Tokugawa period </Td> <Td> Tokugawa shogunate </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1868 -- 1912 </Td> <Td> Modern Japan </Td> <Td> Meiji </Td> <Td> Pre-war </Td> <Td> Imperial government </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1912 -- 1926 </Td> <Td> Taishō </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1926 -- 1945 </Td> <Td> Shōwa ( Prewar ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1945 -- 1952 </Td> <Td> Contemporary Japan </Td> <Td> Shōwa ( Occupied Post-war ) </Td> <Td> Post-war </Td> <Td> GHQ / SCAP </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1952 -- 1989 </Td> <Td> Shōwa ( Post-occupation ) </Td> <Td> Parliamentary democracy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 -- present </Td> <Td> Heisei </Td> </Tr> </Table>
what is the name of the period in japanese history that began in 1868
what is the name of the period in japanese history that began in 1868
Meiji
Meiji