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12 events
Ancient
Early 5th century
Tsukuriyama, one of Japan's largest keyhole-shaped tombs, is built in Kibi
Nara
713
Mimasaka Province is created from northern Bizen
Across periods
Late Heian period to the present
Bizen ware pottery continues for centuries
Muromachi
1390–1425
The main hall and worship hall of Kibitsu Shrine are rebuilt
Sengoku
1582
Hashiba (later Toyotomi) Hideyoshi floods Bitchū Takamatsu Castle
1590–1597
Ukita Hideie builds Okayama Castle
Edo
1670–1701
Ikeda Mitsumasa founds Shizutani School for commoners
1687–1700
Ikeda Tsunamasa creates the Kōrakuen garden
Modern
1881–1965
Kurashiki grows into a textile town, from cotton spinning to jeans
Contemporary
1969–1979
Kurashiki protects its historic merchant quarter
1988
The Great Seto Bridge links Honshu and Shikoku
2010
The first Setouchi Triennale brings art to the islands
Nearby
Hyogo
Tottori
Hiroshima
Kagawa