A History of Japan: From Mythology to Nationhood/Structure
This page is designed to give guidance on the basic structure on the wikibook Japanese History. There may be some parts of this page you disagree with in which case it would be good if changes could be discussed on the discussions page of Japanese History. Please do not add heading when there is nothing under them. Any Pages Which are unfinished, renamed from the original structure or not worth being added to a finished book shall be removed. It is necessary to realise that although the project continues to evolve it must stay in a state which can be read easily as a book ie don't add chapters outlining what you will write but create them in the sandbox.
Chapter Headings
editChapter headings should be done by era name. These chapter headings should be designed to show the content of the page within the book as a while. It should be designed to show on era as a whole with headings within the chapter dividing the chapter up. ie "World War II" is better than Many chapters at the level of "The Battle of Midway".
The chapter headings I would recommend for now until the amount of information in one chapter is such that it could be considered a suitable candidate to become two chapters is this:
Introduction
Prehistory through the Jomon Period
The Yayoi Period
The Kofun or Yamato Period
The Asuka Period
The Nara Period
The Spread of Buddhism in Japan
The Early Heian Period
The Middle Heian Period
The Late Heian Period
The Kamakura Period
The Kenmu Restoration
The Nanboku-chō Period
The Muromachi Period
The Warring States Period
The Azuchi–Momoyama Period
The Edo Period
The Meiji Restoration
The Meiji Period
The Taisho Period
The Rise of Militarism
World War II
The American Occupation of Japan
Post-War Japan
Japan Today
These headings are designed to be easy for someone new to this subject to follow.
If you disagree with anything in here, and would like to change anything please discuss this here before editing the structure of this book or {{Japanese HistoryTOC}}.