By tracking the ages of the sea floor and through the direction of the spreading, geologists have been able to make depictions of how Japan could have looked during the Paleolithic ages approximately, 35,000 B.C.E.. During the formation of Japan, we can see as at first Hokkaido (the northern most "island") and Kyushu (the southern most "island") is still connected to the Asian continent.
As continental drift continues, the direction continues outward, opening the Sea of Japan into the Pacific Ocean and Kyushu breaking away from Korea. Geologists can see that this took place around 20,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum. What is very interesting is the amount of erosion in the 20,000 years that this is depicting. The black outline inside of the forming body of land is where present day Japan sits. Determining where Japan's movements and placements were during the Paleolithic times and beyond, adds new knowledge to the path Japan is taking now.
Though there are no written records of the Paleolithic age, there is evidence of the earliest Japanese and how their geological surroundings shaped their lives. At the Oyaji Temple in central Honshu (the main island), is a museum of Neolithic life. Stone statues and beautiful decorated pottery date back from as early at 5000 B.C.E.. This is an example of how even after the last glacial maximum, Japan’s environment was able to house a life of luxury compared to other inhabited lands. At this point, “Scotland was only just becoming acceptable to wandering hunter gatherer tribes”
By tracking the ages of the sea floor and through the direction of the spreading, geologists have been able to make depictions of how Japan could have looked during the Paleolithic ages approximately, 35,000 B.C.E.. During the formation of Japan, we can see as at first Hokkaido (the northern most "island") and Kyushu (the southern most "island") is still connected to the Asian continent. 
As continental drift continues, the direction continues outward, opening the Sea of Japan into the Pacific Ocean and Kyushu breaking away from Korea. Geologists can see that this took place around 20,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum. What is very interesting is the amount of erosion in the 20,000 years that this is depicting. The black outline inside of the forming body of land is where present day Japan sits. Determining where Japan's movements and placements were during the Paleolithic times and beyond, adds new knowledge to the path Japan is taking now. 
Though there are no written records of the Paleolithic age, there is evidence of the earliest Japanese and how their geological surroundings shaped their lives. At the Oyaji Temple in central Honshu (the main island), is a museum of Neolithic life. Stone statues and beautiful decorated pottery date back from as early at 5000 B.C.E.. This is an example of how even after the last glacial maximum, Japan’s environment was able to house a life of luxury compared to other inhabited lands. At this point, “Scotland was only just becoming acceptable to wandering hunter gatherer tribes”
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