- Jōkyō
.Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). "Annales des empereurs du japon," p. 415.]
Change of era
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1684 : The new era of "Jōkyō" (meaning "Taking Righteousness") was created to mark the start of a new cycle of the Chinese zodiac. The previous era ended and the new one commenced in "Tenna" 4, on the 21st day of the 2nd month.Events of the "Jōkyō" era
* "Jōkyō 1" (
1684 ): A fire burned the Imperial palace to ashes; and the reconstruction would take a year.Ponsonby-Fane, Richard. (1956). "Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869," p. 342.]
* "Jōkyō 1" (1684 ): Having met with success in Osaka'skabuki theater,Chikamatsu Monzaemon begans to write plays for the kabuki audience in Heian-kyō; and in part, his success will stem from the way his work would sometimes mirror current happenings and contemporary urban characters. [Calvet, Robert. (2003). "Les Japonais," p. 182.]
* "Jōkyō 2", on the 22nd day of the 2nd month (1685 ): The former-Emperor Go-Sai died; and a large comet appeared in the night sky. [see above] ]
* "Jōkyō 3", on the 21st day of the 3rd month (1687 ): Emperor Reigen abdicates in favor of his son, who will become Emperor Higashiyama. [see above] ] After abdication, Reigen's new home will be called the "Sentō-gosho" (the palace for an ex-Emperor). [see above] ]
* "Jōkyō 4", on the 16th day of the 11th month (December 20 ,1688 ): The esoteric "Daijō-sai" ceremony, having been in abeyane since the time ofEmperor Go-Kashiwabara -- for nine reigns -- was revived because of the "bakufu"'s insistence. [Ponsonby-Fane, p. 318.] This Shinto ritual is performed only once by emperor in the period of the enthronement ceremonies. [Bock, Felicia G. (1990). "The Great Feast of the Enthronement," "Monumenta Nipponica", Vol. 45, No. 1, pp. 27-38.]Notes
References
* Bock, Felicia G. (1990). "The Great Feast of the Enthronement," "Monumenta Nipponica", Vol. 45, No. 1.
* Calvert, Robert. (2003). "Les Japonais: Histoire d'un peuple." Paris: Armand Colin. ISBN 2-200-26317-1
* Ponsonby-Fane, Richard A.B. (1956). "Kyoto: The Old Capital of Japan, 794-1869." Kyoto: Ponsonby Memorial Society.
* Screech, Timon. (2006). "Secret Memoirs of the Shoguns: Isaac Titsingh and Japan, 1779-1822." London:RoutledgeCurzon . ISBN 0-700-71720-X
* Titsingh, Isaac. (1834). [Siyun-sai Rin-siyo/Hayashi Gahō , 1652] , "Nipon o daï itsi ran ; ou, Annales des empereurs du Japon, tr. par M. Isaac Titsingh avec l'aide de plusieurs interprètes attachés au comptoir hollandais de Nangasaki; ouvrage re., complété et cor. sur l'original japonais-chinois, accompagné de notes et précédé d'un Aperçu d'histoire mythologique du Japon, par M. J. Klaproth." Paris: Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. [http://books.google.com/books?id=18oNAAAAIAAJ&dq=nipon+o+dai+itsi+ran ... Click link for digitized, full-text copy of this book (in French)]External links
* National Diet Library, "The Japanese Calendar" [http://www.ndl.go.jp/koyomi/e/ -- historical overview plus illustrative images from library's collection]
Jōkyō 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Gregorian 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 Preceded by:
"Tenna "Era or "nengō": Jōkyō "'Succeeded by:
"Genroku "
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