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Japan's Journey, Part 1

 
Japan's Journey, Part 1

Matsumoto Castle, one of old Japan's national treasures

For centuries, Japan's emperors traced their lineage back to the year 660 BC. According to Shinto tradition, that was when Jimmu, a direct descendent of the sun goddess Amaterasu, founded the "Land of the Rising Sun."

But Japan first shows up in written history in ancient Chinese sources, which tell us that the Chinese emperor entertained emissaries from a tribal chief in the land of "Wo"--the Chinese name for Japan--in AD 57.


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