Although legend has it that Japan was founded in 660BC, archaeologists agree that settlement in the Japanese archpelago dates back as far as 100,000 years. The Jomon Period (8000-c.300BC) is the earliest that has been studied. It is named after the 'jomon' or cord-marked pattern style of pottery of the period.
The first person to discover Japan is Nigini who was sent by a sun god Amasterasu. It was Jimmiu in 660 B.C. The first Civilized People to settle in japan were the paleolithic people, while they lived of the land of Japan
