Majority of the text is derived from Brett L. Walker's book, A Concise History of Japan (2015).

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Further information were derived from the following:

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On Early foragers

"1. Along The Paleolithic Path". Heritage of Japan. Aileen Kawagoe. Web. 8 Apr. 2017.

Chibana, Megumi. "24000 Year-Old Human Remains Discovered At Shiraho Saonetabaru Cave Ruins In Ishigaki City". Ryukyu Shimpo. Ryuku Shimpo Co. Ltd., 2011. Web. 8 Apr. 2017

"Kambayashi Iseki: What A Paleolithic Campsite Looked Like". Heritage of Japan. Aileen Kawagoe. Web. 8 Apr. 2017.

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On Jomon people

Brown, Peter. "Minatogawa 1". Peterbrown-palaeoanthropology.net. N.p., 2016. Web. 3 Apr. 2017.

Department of Asian Art. "Jomon Culture (Ca. 10,500–Ca. 300 B.C.)". In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000-. Web. 3 Apr. 2017.

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On Yayoi people

Department of Asian Art. "Yayoi Culture (ca. Fourth Century B.C. - Third Century A.D.)." In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art Histroy. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000-. Web. 3 Apr. 2017

""Etymology of 'Wa', 'Yamato', and 'Nippon'". Heritage of Japan. Aileen Kawagoe. Web. 8 Apr. 2017

"Life in a Wet Rice Farming Village". Heritage of Japan. Aileen Kawagoe. Web. 8 Apr. 2017

"Queen Himiko and the mystery of Yamatai-koku". Heritage of Japan. Aileen Kawagoe. Web. 8 Apr. 2017

"Yayoi architectural styles" Heritage of Japan. Aileen Kawagoe. Web. 8 Apr. 2017

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On literature

"Kaifuso | Literary Anthology". Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2017. Web. 20 Mar. 2017.

"Kojiki | Japanese Religious Text". Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2017. Web. 20 Mar. 2017.

"Man'yo-Shu | Japanese Anthology". Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2017. Web. 20 Mar. 2017.

"Nihon Shoki | Japanese Chronicles". Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2017. Web. 20 Mar. 2017

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