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Japan entered into its second major prehistoric period, a civilized era known as the Yayoi period.
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he name Yayoi is derived from an area Tokyo known as Yayoi, where the first documented pottery from this period was discovered in an archaeological excavation in 1884.
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ron and bronze materials are believed to have been exchanged with Japanese envoys either for token tributes or prisoners of war.
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early all of the country's inhabitants belong to the same ethnic group and share the same racial background and cultural characteristics.
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Within the villages, households consist of large families. This usually includes a farmer, his wife and children, grandparents, and grown sons and their families.
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Yayoi culture originally developed in northern Kyushu, the western and southernmost of Japan's main islands.
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ayoi culture spread into Honshu (Japan's largest island) and present-day Tokyo in the Middle (100 BC-100 AD) to Late Yayoi (100-300AD) period.
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On May 5 Kodomo-no-Hi (Children's Day) is celebrated. This is a day set aside to honor all children.
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Perhaps the most important development of the Yayoi period was the cultivation of rice, probably introduced from the area near the Yangtze River delta in southern China.
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November 23 marks Kansha-no-Hi (Labor-Thanksgiving Day). On this day, the Japanese give thanks to laborers and for a successful harvest.
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apanese men and women did not choose their marriage partners based on love. Instead, marriage was arranged by families who paired couples based on their social and economic status.
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At the end of the day a large bathtub is filled with hot water. Then, each family member, in turn washes and rinses thoroughly before getting into the tub.
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In addition to pottery and iron and bronze tools, archaeologists have depended largely on burial remains to uncover Yayoi culture.
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For years, the Japanese have taken great pride in their performing arts. Dance and theater are essential parts of Japanese culture.
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n northeastern Japan, secondary burials were conducted in which the bones of the dead were exhumed, painted decoratively, and placed in ornamental clay jars.
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The gagaku, for example, is classical music that was introduced into Japan from China in the 8th century A.D.
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The climate of Japan varies a great deal from heavy snows and extreme cold along the west coast to warm and humid summers in the rest of the country.