Toward the end of the Yayoi period of Japan, the population had boomed and tension between landowners grew. By the early 3rd century AD, there were more than one hundred communities established in the region known as Yamatai. Though they had... Full transcript available at HWYN.org Want to learn more? Check out these Amazon links (affiliate) for more resources: Himiko and Japan's Elusive Chiefdom of Yamatai: Archaeology, History, and Mythology // https://amzn.to/2VZaIg3 Japan in Five Ancient Chinese Chronicles: Wo, the Land of Yamatai, and Queen Himiko // https://amzn.to/2Wh5NGL Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Three_Kingdoms.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Zhou_dynasty_1000_BC.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c9/Kinojo_Nishimon.JPG