Yayoi
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Yayoi
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Refers to the period from around 300 BCE to around 300 CE, and is so named for the discovery of a characterisitc pottery found in the Yayoi section of Tokyo. This period saw the development of wet-rice agriculture, the use of bronze and iron, and the production of unglazed earthenware in a variety of shapes and decoratives styles.
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Yayoi culture
Yayoi jidai
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