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| 1001 |
| | | Japanese author Murasaki Shibubi produces, in The Tale of Genji, a book which can be considered the world's first novel | |
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| 1054 |
| | | Astronomers in China and Japan observe the explosion of the supernova which is still visible as the Crab Nebula | |
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| c. 1150 |
| | | Zen Buddhism reaches Japan from China and appeals greatly to the new samurai class | |
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| 1185 |
| | | The triumph of the Minamoto clan in Japan in 1185 leads to an uneasy relationship between the brothers Yoritomo and Yoshitsune | |
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| 1192 |
| | | Yoritomo is given the title sei-i-tai-shogun, beginning centuries of rule by shoguns more powerful than the Japanese emperors | |
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| c. 1200 |
| | | The samurai provide military support for the shogun, in a system similar to feudalism at this same period in Europe | |
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| c. 1200 |
| | | Bushido, the code of the samurai, emphasizes the necessary qualities of respect, decorum, courage and martial skill | |
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| 1231 |
| | | The Mongols conquer the Korean peninsula, subsequently using it as a base for two expeditions against Japan | |
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| c. 1250 |
| | | A Japanese potter, returning from China, makes Seto the centre of ceramic production in Japan | |
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| 1252 |
| | | A huge bronze sculpture, known as Daibutsu and cast in Kamakura, depicts Amida, the Amitabha Buddha of Pure Land Buddhism | |
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