Question

In which century did printing reach Japan from China?

• A. 6th C.E.
• B. 8th C.E.
• C. 10th C.E.
• D. 12th C.E.

Answer 1

The correct option is B 8th C.E.

In the late 8th century, hand printing reached Japan from China through Buddhist missionaries. In Medieval Japan, the Japanese regularly published poems and prose. Books thus became relatively cheap and abundant.