The Jōmon people (縄文 人, Jōmon jin) were the indigenous hunter-gatherer population that lived in the Japanese archipelago during the Jōmon period (c. 14,000 to 300 BC). They were united …

As for Hokkaido and Northern Tohoku, the Jōmon people were replaced not by the Yayoi people like in most of Japan but by the closer people of the Zoku-Jomon which ushered the Zoku …

The Jomon people were hunter-gatherers who subsisted primarily on hunting animals like deer and boar, collecting acorns, nuts and fruits, and fishing and collecting mollusks in coastal …

In the Jomon period, people obtained food mainly through gathering, fishing and hunting. Gathering Mountain vegetables and nuts, such as chestnuts, walnuts and Japanese horse …

Mar 17, 2024 · The very first people to arrive in Japan came to the islands many thousands of years ago and began what is known today as the Jōmon Period.

Feb 21, 2025 · The Jōmon people lived in small communities, mainly in sunken pit dwellings situated near inland rivers or along the seacoast, and subsisted primarily by hunting, fishing, …

Oct 1, 2002 · Jōmon people were semi-sedentary, living mostly in pit dwellings arranged around central open spaces, and obtained their food by gathering, fishing, and hunting.

Mar 2, 2016 · The people that came to what would be known today as Japan first did so near the end of the last glacial period, or Ice Age, most likely while following animal herds over land …

Aug 22, 2023 · Explore Japan's captivating Jōmon period, a prehistoric era from 14,000 BCE to 300 BCE. Together let’s discover the spiritual beliefs, history of the imperial line, and enduring …

Jun 8, 2021 · A large percentage of the autosomal DNA among Japanese people today comes from the Yayoi people, which partially explains the genetic similarity between the Han …