SHOWA PERIOD: AD 1926-1989 Sh?wa period, corresponds to the reign of the emperor Hirohito. "The two Chinese characters (kanji) in...

TAISHO PERIOD: AD 1912-1926 "The period in Japanese history corresponding to the reign of the Taish? emperor, Yoshihito (18791926). It...

MEIJI PERIOD: AD 1868-1912 "Direct imperial rule was restored in the Meiji Restoration of 1868. The name of the new...

EDO PERIOD: AD 1600-1868 "The Edo period is also known as the Tokugawa period, as for over 250 years the...

MOMOYAMA PERIOD: AD 1568-1600 This period of Japanese history was named after the castle of Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-98) at Momoyama,...

MUROMACHI PERIOD: AD 1333-1568 "After defeating the H?j? family in 1333, Ashikaga Takauji (1305-58) started to reorganize the government from...

This year has been big for the Kazari family, the biggest news coming in June with the wedding of Hana...

KAMAKURA PERIOD: AD 1185-1333 "Kamakura is a small coastal town about 400 kilometres east of Kyoto across a mountain range....

This month, 27th September, we'll be hosting Tea Drunk Studios, Tea Masters Scott Rogers and Peter Micic will share and...

HEIAN PERIOD: AD 794-1185 "Following the political and social problems of the preceding Nara period (710-794), Emperor Kammu (reigned 781-806)...

JAPANESE HISTORICAL CHRONOLOGY We often refer to different periods in Japanese history in the description of our products.  So we're...

Introducing a new series of blog posts at Kazari + Ziguzagu where we feature the homes of our most inspiring...