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The started at the beginning of the Neolithic in Japan, continued through the Bronze Age, and towards its end crossed into the Iron Age. Since the 1980s, scholars have argued that a period previously classified as a transition from the Jōmon period should be reclassified as Early Yayoi. The date of the beginning of this transition is controversial, with estimates ranging from the 10th to the 3rd centuries BC. The period is named after the Yayoi, Tokyo, neighbourhood of Tokyo where Archaeology, archaeologists first uncovered artifacts and features from that era in the late 19th century. Distinguishing characteristics of the Yayoi period include the appearance of new Yayoi pottery styles and the start of an intensive rice agriculture in paddy fields. A hierarchical social class structure dates from this period and has its origin in China. Techniques in metallurgy based on the use of bronze and iron were also introduced from China via Korea to Japan in this period. The Yayoi foll ...
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is a Special wards of Tokyo, special ward located in Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. In English, it is often called Ōta City. , the ward has an estimated population of 716,413, with 379,199 households and a population density of 12,048.65 persons per km2. The total area is 59.46 km2, the largest of the special wards. Ōta's hub is situated around the two stations and , where the Ōta Ward Office and central Post Office can be found. Districts and neighborhoods ;Former Ōmori, Ōta, Tokyo, Ōmori Ward * Chidori * Chūō * Den'enchōfu * Den'enchōfuhon-chō * Den'enchōfuminami * Higashimagome * Higashimine-chō * Higashiyukigaya * Ikegami * Ishikawamachi * Kamiikedai * Kitamagome * Kitamine-chō * Kitasenzoku * Kugahara * Minamikugahara * Minamimagome * Minamisenzoku * Minamiyukigaya * Nakaikegami * Nakamagome * Nishimagome * Nishimine-chō * Ōmorihigashi * Ōmorihonchō * Ōmorikita * Ōmoriminami * Ōmorinaka * Ōmorinishi * San'nō * Unoki * Yukigayaōtsuka-chō ...
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