Jomon Japan

WI the Jomon people are capable of either resisting the Yayoi advance completely, or at least containing them in Kyushu (which is where the Yayoi first appeared in Japan, IIRC)? Basically, how would Japan evolve culturally and politically if it remains dominated by the Jomon culture.

For one, Japan would probably remain "barbarian" for much longer, since it was the Yayoi who brought over rice farming, metallurgy, advanced architechture, etc. Still, being so close to China, these things will eventually spread there through trade. Obviously, the linguistic situation would be totally different, but still probably have some Chinese influence. Also, Shintoism would never come to be and the religion of Japan would probably resemble the Ainu religion.

Keep in mind that most of this comes from a book a read almost a year ago and from Wikipedia, so please tell me if I'm wrong. So, what are your thoughts?
 
I don't really know very much about this, but AFAIK the Okinawans are descended from the Jomon, and their language has many similarities to Japanese. However, the Ainu language is very different, and I think they are also supposed to be Jomon descendants. Did the Japanese language derive more from the Yayoi settlers or the Jomon?
 
I don't really know very much about this, but AFAIK the Okinawans are descended from the Jomon, and their language has many similarities to Japanese. However, the Ainu language is very different, and I think they are also supposed to be Jomon descendants.
I don't really know too much about this. I read an interesting book that my library had a while back, but I can't remember the title. I was hoping somebody more knowledgeable could help me out. AFAIK, the Aniu are the most direct descendants of the Jomon, but I could easily be wrong.

Did the Japanese language derive more from the Yayoi settlers or the Jomon?

I'm pretty sure that the Japanese language derives much more from the Yayoi/Mainland culture than the indigenous culture. Of course, there was also a lot of later Chinese influence as well...
 
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