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= Asuka period (552-645 CE) = The Asuka period, which began in 552, is also known as the Suiko period was a time of many changes in the Japanese culture. Korean technology, religion, and art forms began to influence Japanese society. After the ending of the Kofun period, The Asuka period slowly began to rise, many suggest this period took over the Kofun period.

The origins of painting in Japan date well back into Japan's prehistoric period. Simple figurative representations, as well as botanical, architectural, and geometric designs are found on Jōmon period pottery and Yayoi period (300 BC – 300 AD) dōtaku bronze bells. Mural paintings with both geometric and figurative designs have been found in numerous tumuli dating to the Kofun period and Asuka period (300–700 AD).

Buddhist ruler of the Paekche kingdom in Korea sent a bronze image of the Buddha to Kimmei, the emperor of Japan. Buddhism had a bureaucratic system, that emphasized the validity of the Buddha's beliefs, and provided a prosperous future to the believers. When Kimmei seen how Buddhism had helped shape the unification of Korea, Kimmei thought that it was a great idea and so he embraced Buddhism and pushed to make it Japan's national religion. By doing this he had hoped it would make his opposers such as the regional clan deities weaker but also make him stronger. Long after that Japan was able to embrace the arts of Korean Buddhism. Japan was able to adapt the ways of philosophy, government, Chinese writing, medicine, music, and city planning from the Korean culture. All these events helped to revolutionize Japanese society. Most of the artists and architects in Japan were either Korean or Japanese trained by Koreans, working in Buddhist styles derived from China. Japan became heavily influenced by Korean culture.

Chinese art also had an impact on Japanese culture as well. Along with the introduction of the Chinese writing system (kanji), Chinese modes of governmental administration, and Buddhism in the Asuka period, many art works were imported into Japan from China and local copies in similar styles began to be produced. In most of the paintings that illustrated imagery, the artists painted in a "Buddhist-Asian" style which was derived from China. This particular art used thin, precise, flowing lines to depict a certain image. It has been known that some of the best surviving examples of “Chinese” art and architecture from this period can be found in Japan.