Asuka & Nara
- 538
- Buddhism introduced from Paekche, Korea
- 588
- Construction of the Hoko-ji temple (Asukadera) begins
- 589
- Sui Dynasty unifies China
- 592
- Empress Suiko enthroned at the Toyura Palace, Asuka
- 593
- Prince Shotoku oversees politics
- 603
- Imperial palace moves to th Oharida Palace
- 604
- Seventeen Article Constitution promulgated
- 606
- Sakatadera temple erected
- 607
- Ono no Imoko sent to Sui China
- 607
- Construction of the Horyuji temple begins
- 618
- Tang Dynasty defeats Sui
- 630
- First delegation sent to Tang China
- 641
- Construction of Yamadadera temple begins
- 645
- Prince Nakano Oe assassinates Soga no Iruka
- 646
- aika Reform declared
- 663
- United force of Japan and Paekche loses to the Tang army at Hakusonko
- 670
- First census register compiled
- 673
- Emperor Tenmu enthroned at the Asuka Kiyomihara palace
- 676
- Silla unifies the Korean peninsula
- 681
- Compilation of the Ritsuryo legal code and official historic chronicles begin
- 689
- Asuka Kiyomihara Code enacted
- 690
- Empress Zetianwuhou of Tang enthroned
- 694
- Fujiwara becomes the capital of Japan
- 701
- Taiho Code put into effect
- 708
- Wado Kaichin (bronze coin) issued
- 708
- Relocation of the Capital to Nara is decided
- 710
- Capital moves to Nara
- 712
- Kojiki (Records of Ancient Matters) complete
- 712
- Emperor Xuansong of Tang enthroned
- 720
- Nihon Shoki (Chronicle of Japan) completed
- 724
- Emperor Shomu enthroned
- 729
- Prince Nagaya forced to commit suicide on suspicion of treason
- 737
- Smallpox epidemic breaks out; four brothers of the Fujiwara Family (Muchimaro, etc.) di
- 740
- Fujiwara no Hirotsugu's rebellion takes plac
- 740
- Capital moves to Kuni
- 741
- Government orders the erection of provincial temples
- 742
- Shigaraki Palace erected
- 744
- Capital moves to Naniwa
- 745
- Capital returns to Nara
- 745
- Hokkeji temple erected
- 752
- Consecration held of the newly made colossal Buddha figure at Todaiji temple
- 754
- Priest Jianzhen arrives from Tang
- 757
- Tachibana no Naramaro's uprising occurs
- 757
- Yoro code put into effect
- 757
- Nara palace remodeled
- 764
- Production of one million miniature pagodas started
- 770
- Priest Dokyo falls from power
- 773
- Yobai Palace completed
- 780
- An Lushan's rebellion breaks out in Tang
- 784
- Capital moves to Nagaoka
- 794
- Capital moves to Heian
- 806
- Retired Emperor Heizei moves to the Nara palace
- 824
- Retired Emperor Heizei dies
- 864
- Abandoned Nara capital reverts to rice paddies by this time
