Japanese History
- Yamato people, the dominant ethnic group of Japan
- Yamato period, which is the period of Japanese history when the Japanese Imperial court ruled from Yamato Province
- Yamato-damashii, the nationalistic "Japanese spirit"
- Yamato Nadeshiko, The ideology of the perfect Japanese woman
- Yamato Takeru, a legendary Japanese prince of the Yamato dynasty
- Yamato-e, classical Japanese painting
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