What were relations like between Japan and the Tang Dynasty of China?
The contact between China and Japan was most important during the middle Tang period, between 710 and 784. This was the “Nara Period” in Japanese history. It represents the time when relations with China were at their most robust and influential. During this period, Buddhism came to Japan, as well as the adoption of Chinese characters for the Japanese language. It was a relatively stable and unified period in Japanese history, and consequently an age in which trade and commerce with China was at an all time high. A great deal of Chinese culture was imported to Japan during this period.
