Kyōwa

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Kyōwa (享和, Kyōwa^?) was a Japanese era name (年号,, nengō,^?, lit. "year name") after Kansei and before Bunka. This period spanned the years from 1801 through 1804. The reigning emperor was Kōkaku-tennō (光格天皇, Kōkaku-tennō^?).

Contents 1 Change of era 2 Events of the Kyōwa era 3 References 3.1 External links

[edit] Change of era

• Kyōwa gannen (享和元年, Kyōwa gannen^?); (February 5, 1801: a new era name was created because of the belief that the 58th year of every cycle of the Chinese zodiac brings great changes. The previous era ended and a new one commenced in Kansei 13.

The new era name was drawn from an hortatory aphorism: "Follow Heaven and take your destiny, unite all people and perfect your righteousness" (順乎天而享其運、応乎人而和其義).

[edit] Events of the Kyōwa era

• Kyōwa 1 (1801):
• Kyōwa 2 (December 9, 1802): Earthquake in northwest Honshū and Sado Island (Latitude: 37.700/Longitude: 138.300), 6.6 magnitude on the Richter Scale.^[1]...Click link for NOAA/Japan: Significant Earthquake Database
• Kyōwa 2 (December 28, 1802): Earthquake on Sado Island (Latitude: 38.000/Longitude: 138.000).^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection

Kyōwa	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Gregorian	1801	1802	1803	1804

Preceded by: Kansei

Era or nengō: Kyōwa

Succeeded by: Bunka

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