Japanese people
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Japanese people are people or ethnic groups identified with the Japanese archipelago. Japanese people constitute 97.1% of the population of the country of Japan. Approximately 119.9 million Japanese p
Shakōki-dogū (遮光器土偶) (1000–400 BC), "goggle-eyed type" figurine. Tokyo National Museum
A Shinto festival in Miki, Hyogo
Bisque doll of Momotarō, a character from Japanese literature and folklore
The print Red Fuji from Katsushika Hokusai's series, Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji
Jōmon period
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In Japanese history, the Jōmon period is the time between c. 14,000 and 300 BCE, during which Japan was inhabited by the Jōmon people, a diverse hunter-gatherer and early agriculturalist population un
Probable migratory routes of Jōmon peoples from neighboring regions to the Japanese Archipelago.
Reconstruction of the Sannai-Maruyama Site in the Aomori Prefecture. It shares cultural similarities with settlements of Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula, as well as with later Japanese culture.
Jomon archaeological sites in Aomori Prefecture
Forensic reconstruction from a local Niigata Jōmon sample